NA-15 Mansehra-cum-Torghar
Constituency of the National Assembly of Pakistan
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NA-15 Mansehra-cum-Torghar (این اے-15، مانسہرہ-کم-تورغر) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It covers part of the district of Mansehra and the entire district of Torghar. The constituency was formerly known as NA-21 (Mansehra-II) from 1977 to 2018 which covered the same area, Torghar being part of Mansehra district until 2011. The name changed to NA-14 (Mansehra-cum-Torghar) after the delimitation in 2018.[2]
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RegionOghi Tehsil, Darband Tehsil, Tanawal Tehsil, Baffa Pakhal Tehsil (partly) and Mansehra Tehsil (partly) of Mansehra District
Torghar District
Torghar District
Electorate645,049 [1]
| NA-15 Mansehra-cum-Torghar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
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| Region | Oghi Tehsil, Darband Tehsil, Tanawal Tehsil, Baffa Pakhal Tehsil (partly) and Mansehra Tehsil (partly) of Mansehra District Torghar District |
| Electorate | 645,049 [1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | Sunni Ittehad Council |
| Member | Shahzada Muhammad Gushtasap Khan |
| Created from | NA-14 Mansehra-II |
Members of Parliament
1970–2002: Mansehra-II
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Ghulam Ghaus Hazarvi Swati | JUI | |
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Fakhar Uz Zaman Khan Swati (Chief of Agror) | PNA | |
| 1985 | Nawabzada Salahuddin Saeed | Independent | |
| 1988 | Nawabzada Salahuddin Saeed | Independent | |
2002–2018: NA-21 Mansehra-II
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Maulana Abdul Malik | MMA | |
| 2008 | Laiq Muhammad Khan Swati | MMA | |
| 2013 | Muhammad Safdar Awan | PML (N) | |
2018–2022: NA-14 Mansehra-cum-Torghar
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Muhammad Sajjad Awan | PML (N) | |
2024–present: NA-15 Mansehra-cum-Torghar
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Shahzada Muhammad Gushtasap Khan | SIC | |
Detailed results
2002 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MMA |
Maulana Abdul Malik | 46,311 | 44.62 | ||
| Independent | Faiz Muhammad Khan | 25,771 | 24.83 | ||
 PML-Q |
Nawabzada Salahuddin Saeed | 24,557 | 23.66 | ||
| PML-N |
Tahir Ali | 7,158 | 6.89 | ||
| Majority | 20,540 | 19.79 | |||
| Turnout | 103,797 | 34.04 | |||
| MMA gain from PML (N) | |||||
A total of 1,836 votes were rejected.
2008 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMA |
Laiq Muhammad Khan | 36,629 | 26.56 | −18.06 | |
| PML-Q |
Zar Gul Khan | 31,774 | 23.03 | ||
| PML-N |
Tahir Ali | 29,911 | 21.68 | +14.79 | |
 PPPP |
Nawabzada Sala-ud-din Saeed | 28,234 | 20.47 | ||
| Independent | Professor Dr Ali Asghar Shah | 4,500 | 3.26 | ||
| Independent | Niaz Muhammad Khan | 3,482 | 2.53 | ||
| Independent | Maulana Rabnawaz Tahir | 1,977 | 1.43 | ||
| Independent | Baram Khan | 635 | 0.46 | ||
| Independent | Amjad Salar Khan | 555 | 0.40 | ||
| Independent | Muhammad Miskeen | 251 | 0.18 | ||
| Majority | 4,855 | 3.53 | |||
| Turnout | 137,948 | ||||
| MMA hold | Swing | ||||
2013 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML-N |
Captain R Muhammad Safdar | 91,013 | 52.75 | +31.07 | |
 JUI-F |
Laiq Muhammad Khan | 43,342 | 25.12 | ||
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Nawabzada Salahuddin Saeed | 25,615 | 14.85 | ||
| Independent | Maulana Rabnawaz Tahir | 4,832 | 2.80 | +1.37 | |
| JI |
Maulana Abdul Malik | 3,219 | 1.87 | ||
| Independent | Shoukat Ali Khan | 2,152 | 1.25 | ||
| Independent | Dr Muhammad Azam | 1,040 | 0.60 | ||
| Independent | Lady Doctor Shaheen Zameer | 814 | 0.47 | ||
 MQM |
Muhammad Yaqoob | 510 | 0.29 | ||
| Majority | 47,671 | 27.63 | |||
| Turnout | 172,537 | 45.13 | |||
| PML (N) gain from MMA | |||||
A total of 5,660 votes were rejected.
2018 general election
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Muhammad Sajjad Awan | 74,889 | 35.32 |  17.43 | |
| PTI | Zar Gul Khan | 59,638 | 28.13 |  13.28 | |
| MMA | Kifayatullah | 45,449 | 21.44 | 5.55† | |
| Others | Others (seven candidates) | 24,000 | 11.32 | ||
| Turnout | 212,009 | 41.49 | 3.64 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 8,033 | 3.79 | |||
| Majority | 15,251 | 7.19 | |||
| Registered electors | 510,931 | ||||
| PML(N) hold | Swing | N/A | |||
†JI and JUI-F contested as part of MMA
2024 general election
General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Shahzada Muhammad Gushtasap Khan won the election with 105,259 votes.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Shahzada Muhammad Gushtasap Khan[a] | 105,259 | 44.12 | 15.99 | |
| PML(N) | Nawaz Sharif | 80,413 | 33.71 | 1.61 | |
| JUI (F) | Mufti Kifayatullah | 29,938 | 12.55 | N/A | |
| PPP | Zar Gul Khan | 5,443 | 2.28 | ||
| TLP | Tahir Riaz | 4,423 | 1.85 | 1.22 | |
| JI | Muhammad Khalid | 4,125 | 1.73 | ||
| Others | Others (nine candidates) | 6,955 | 2.92 | ||
| Turnout | 246,760 | 38.41 | 3.08 | ||
| Total valid votes | 238,656 | 96.72 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 9,104 | 3.28 | |||
| Majority | 24,846 | 10.41 | |||
| Registered electors | 645,049 | ||||