NA-66 Wazirabad
Constituency of the National Assembly of Pakistan
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NA-66 Wazirabad (این اے-66، وزیرآباد) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It is made up of the Wazirabad District.[2]
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| NA-66 Wazirabad | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| |
| Region | Wazirabad District |
| Electorate | 646,872 [1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Member | Vacant |
| Created from | NA-101 Gujranwala-VII |
Members of Parliament
1970–1977: NW-72 Gujranwala-III
1977–1988: NA-98 Gujranwala-I
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Ghulam Haider Cheema | PPP | |
| 1985 | Hamid Nasir Chattha | IND | |
1988–2002: NA-74 Gujranwala-I
2002–2018: NA-101 Gujranwala-VII
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Hamid Nasir Chattha | PML (J) | |
| 2008 | Iftikhar Ahmed Cheema | PML (N) | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2016 | |||
2018–2023: NA-79 Gujranwala-I
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Nisar Ahmed Cheema | PML (N) | |
2024–2025: NA-66 Wazirabad
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Muhammad Ahmed Chattha | PTI | |
Election 2002
General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Hamid Nasir Chattha of PML-J won by 69,171 votes.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(J) | Hamid Nasir Chatha | 69,171 | 48.10 | ||
| PPP | Asma Shahnawaz Cheema | 64,355 | 44.75 | ||
| Independent | Shoukat Hayat Chatha | 7,169 | 4.99 | ||
| Others | Others (two candidates) | 3,126 | 2.16 | ||
| Turnout | 148,718 | 49.14 | |||
| Total valid votes | 143,821 | 96.71 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4,897 | 3.29 | |||
| Majority | 4,816 | 3.35 | |||
| Registered electors | 302,628 | ||||
Election 2008
General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Justice (R) Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema of PML-N won by 71,792 votes.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema | 71,792 | 44.59 | |||
| PML(Q) | Hamid Nasir Chatha | 48,813 | 30.32 | |||
| PPP | Asma Shahnawaz Cheema | 37,554 | 23.32 | |||
| Others | Others (two candidates) | 2,851 | 1.77 | |||
| Turnout | 165,902 | 43.93 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 161,010 | 97.05 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 4,892 | 2.95 | ||||
| Majority | 22,979 | 14.27 | ||||
| Registered electors | 377,640 | |||||
| PML(N) gain from PML(J) | ||||||
Election 2013
General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Justice (R) Iftikhar Ahmed Cheema of PML-N won by 99,924 votes and became the member of National Assembly.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema | 99,924 | 50.35 | ||
| PML(J) | Muhammad Ahmad Chatha | 60,795 | 30.63 | ||
| PML(Q) | Ch. Sajid Hussain Chatha | 13,886 | 7.00 | ||
| PTI | Ch. Muhammad Shahnawaz Cheema | 11,592 | 5.84 | ||
| Others | Others (thirteen candidates) | 12,260 | 6.18 | ||
| Turnout | 204,854 | 58.19 | |||
| Total valid votes | 198,457 | 96.88 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6,397 | 3.12 | |||
| Majority | 39,129 | 19.72 | |||
| Registered electors | 352,057 | ||||
| PML(N) hold | |||||
By-election 2016
A by-election was held on 22 March 2016 in which Iftikhar Ahmed Cheema of PML (N) won the seat. He secured 82,420 votes defeating his rival Muhammad Ahmed Chattha of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema | 82,887 | 49.02 | ||
| PTI | Muhammad Ahmed Chattha | 81,218 | 48.04 | ||
| Others | Others (thirteen candidates) | 4,970 | 2.94 | ||
| Turnout | 185,169 | 47.97 | |||
| Total valid votes | 169,075 | 91.31 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 16,094 | 8.69 | |||
| Majority | 1,669 | 0.98 | |||
| Registered electors | 386,016 | ||||
| PML(N) hold | |||||
Election 2018
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Nisar Ahmed Cheema | 142,545 | 48.13 | ||
| PTI | Muhammad Ahmed Chattha | 118,709 | 40.08 | ||
| Others | Others (twelve candidates) | 29,960 | 10.12 | ||
| Turnout | 296,174 | 54.66 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4,960 | 1.67 | |||
| Majority | 23,836 | 8.05 | |||
| Registered electors | 541,848 | ||||
| PML(N) hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Election 2024
General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Muhammad Ahmed Chattha won the election with 160,850 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Muhammad Ahmed Chattha[a] | 160,850 | 52.81 |  12.73 | |
| PML(N) | Nisar Ahmed Cheema | 100,684 | 33.06 |  15.07 | |
| TLP | Muhammad Akram | 18,974 | 6.23 | 1.77 | |
| Others | Others (twenty-four candidates) | 24,070 | 7.90 | ||
| Turnout | 313,767 | 48.51 | 6.15 | ||
| Total valid votes | 304,578 | 97.07 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 9,189 | 2.93 | |||
| Majority | 60,166 | 19.75 | |||
| Registered electors | 646,872 | ||||
By-election 2025
A by-election will be held on 22 November 2025 due to the disqualification of Muhammad Ahmed Chattha, the previous member from this seat.[9]
See also
Notes
- Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed him to run as an Independent
