NA-7 Lower Dir-II (این اے-7، لور دیر-II) is a constituency of the National Assembly of Pakistan, located in Lower Dir District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Created in 2018 through the delimitation of NA-34 (Lower Dir), which had covered most of Lower Dir District from 1977 to 2018, it comprises Lal Qila Tehsil, Samarbagh Tehsil, Munda Tehsil, and Balambat Tehsil excluding the Balambat and Rabat union councils. The remaining portion of the former NA-34 was reconstituted as NA-6 Lower Dir-I.[1] At the 2024 general election the registered electorate stood at 413,777.[2]
| NA-7 Lower Dir-II | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
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| Region | Lal Qila Tehsil, Samarbagh Tehsil, Munda Tehsil, and Balambat Tehsil (partly) of Lower Dir District |
| Electorate | 413,777 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| Member | Mehboob Shah |
| Created from | NA-34 (Lower Dir) |
Members of Parliament
edit2018 to present: NA-7 Lower Dir-II
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Muhammad Bashir Khan | PTI | |
| 2024 | Mehboob Shah | PTI | |
2018 general election
editGeneral elections were held on 25 July 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Muhammad Bashir Khan | 63,017 | 43.11 |  12.93 | |
| MMA | Siraj-ul-Haq | 46,040 | 31.50 |  16.73† | |
| Others | Others (six candidates) | 32,666 | 22.35 | ||
| Turnout | 146,178 | 44.22 | 14.07 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 4,455 | 3.04 | |||
| Majority | 16,977 | 11.61 | |||
| Registered electors | 330,592 | ||||
| PTI gain from JI | |||||
†JI and JUI-F contested as part of MMA
2024 general election
editGeneral elections were held on 8 February 2024.[4] Mehboob Shah won the seat with 84,670 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Mehboob Shah[a] | 84,670 | 49.03 | 5.92 | |
| JI | Muhammad Ismail | 31,104 | 18.01 | N/A | |
| PPP | Alam Zaib Khan | 20,464 | 11.85 | 4.80 | |
| ANP | Zahid Khan | 16,653 | 9.64 | 4.18 | |
| JUI (F) | Siraj Ud Din | 13,862 | 8.03 | N/A | |
| Others | Others (eleven candidates) | 5,935 | 3.44 | ||
| Turnout | 176,936 | 42.76 | 1.46 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 4,248 | 2.40 | |||
| Majority | 53,566 | 31.02 | 19.36 | ||
| Registered electors | 413,777 | ||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ↑ Filed nomination papers as a PTI candidate but was required by the Election Commission of Pakistan to contest as an independent candidate.
References
edit- ↑ Final List of National Assembly Constituencies (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. 2018. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ↑ "General Elections 2024". ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ↑ "ECP: General Election 25 July 2018: NA-7 (Lower Dir-II)". ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ "General Elections 2024". ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ↑ "NA-7 Election Result 2024 Lower Dir-II, Candidates List". geo.tv. Geo Television Network. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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