NA-8 Bajaur
Constituency of the National Assembly of Pakistan
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NA-8 Bajaur (این اے-8، باجوڑ) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan consisting of the whole Bajaur District.[2][3]
| NA-8 Bajaur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Region | Bajaur District |
| Electorate | 237,153[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | Awami National Party |
| Member | Mubarak Zeb Khan |
| Created from | NA-40 (Tribal Area-I), NA-41 (Tribal Area-II), NA-42 (Tribal Area-III) |
Members of Parliament
2002–2018: NA-44 Tribal Area-IX
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Haroon Rashid | Independent | |
| 2008 | Akhunzada Chattan | Independent | |
| 2013 | Shahab Ud Din Khan | PML-N | |
2018–2022: NA-41 Tribal Area-II
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Gul Zafar Khan | PTI | |
By-election 2024
A by-election was held on 21 April 2024 due to the postponement of general elections in this constituency. Mubarak Zeb Khan won the election with 74,008 votes.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mubarak Zeb Khan | 74,008 | 40.60 | ||
| SIC | Gul Zafar Khan | 47,282 | 25.94 | ||
| Independent | Shaukatullah Khan | 20,020 | 10.98 | ||
| JI | Sahibzada Haroon Ul Rasheed | 18,416 | 10.10 | ||
| ANP | Maulana Khan Zeb | 12,015 | 6.59 | ||
| PML(N) | Shahab Uddin Khan | 6,469 | 3.56 | ||
| PPP | Akhunzada Chattan | 4,060 | 2.23 | ||
| Turnout | 187,301 | 28.04 | |||
| Total valid votes | 182,270 | 97.31 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5,031 | 2.69 | |||
| Majority | 26,726 | 14.66 | |||
| Registered electors | 667,983 | ||||
| Independent gain from PTI | |||||
Election 2024
Elections were scheduled to be held on 8 February 2024 but postponed due to assassination of independent candidate Rehan Zeb Khan.[6][7]
Election 2018
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Gul Zafar Khan | 22,730 | 25.70 | ||
| Independent | Abdul Majeed | 14,792 | 16.73 | ||
| MMA | Abdur Rasheed | 11,415 | 12.91 | ||
| Independent | Muhammad Ayaz | 11,234 | 12.70 | ||
| Independent | Shahab Uddin Khan | 8,768 | 9.91 | ||
| Independent | Sultan Zeb Khan | 8,387 | 9.48 | ||
| ANP | Gul Zada Khan | 4,765 | 5.39 | ||
| PPP | Akhunzada Chattan | 4,016 | 4.54 | ||
| Others | Others (four candidates) | 2,332 | 2.64 | ||
| Turnout | 90,512 | 38.17 | |||
| Total valid votes | 88,439 | 97.71 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,073 | 2.29 | |||
| Majority | 7,938 | 8.97 | |||
| Registered electors | 237,153 | ||||
| PTI gain from PML(N) | |||||
Election 2013
General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Shahab Ud Din Khan of PML-N won by 15,114 votes and became the member of National Assembly.[9]
Election 2008
The result of general election 2008 in this constituency is given below.
Result
Akhunzada Chattan succeeded in the election 2008 and became the member of National Assembly.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Akhunzada Chattan | 6,257 | 29 | |
| Independent | Shahab Uddin Khan | 5,203 | 24 | |
| Independent | Gul Dad Khan | 4,648 | 22 | |
| Others | Others | 7,113 | 25 | |
Election 2002
General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Haroon Rashid an Independent candidate won by 13,389 votes.[11]