NA-178 (Muzaffargarh-III)
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| NA-178 (Muzaffargarh-III) | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Region | Muzaffargarh District |
| Former constituency | |
| Abolished | 2018 |
| Replaced by | NA-182 (Muzaffargarh-II) NA-184 (Muzaffargarh-IV) |
NA-178 (Muzaffargarh-III) (Urdu: این اے-۱۷۸، مُظفّرگڑھ-۳) was a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.
The constituency consisted of following area
- (a)Muzaffargarh Municipal Committee
- (b) Khangarh Town Committee.
- (c) Muzaffargarh Qanungo Halqa excluding the following Patwar Circles:—
- (i) Rakh Khan Pur
- (ii) Khan Pur Shumali
- (d) The following Patwar Circles of Muradabad Qanungo Habqa•—
- (i) Ali Pur Janubi
- (ii) Khangarh Janubi
- (iii) Thatha Siyalan
- (e) The following Qanungo Halqa of Muzaffargarh Tehsil
- (i) Shah Jamal
- (ii) Meharpur
- (iii) Khanguh
of Muzaffargarh District.
Election 2002
General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Muhammad Shahid Jamil Qureshi of PML-Q won by 60,386 votes.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(Q) | Muhammad Shahid Jamil Qureshi | 60,386 | 48.92 | ||
| PDP | Sultan Ahmad Khan | 56,728 | 45.95 | ||
| MMA | Mehar Tanveer Ahmad Jangla | 2,339 | 1.90 | ||
| Others | Others (seven candidates) | 3,998 | 3.23 | ||
| Turnout | 127,307 | 46.48 | |||
| Total valid votes | 123,451 | 96.97 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 3,856 | 3.03 | |||
| Majority | 3,658 | 2.97 | |||
| Registered electors | 273,899 | ||||
Election 2008
General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Jamshed Ahmad Khan Dasti of PPP won by 57,946 votes.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPP | Jamshaid Ahmad Dasti | 57,946 | 42.44 | ||
| PML(Q) | Nawab Zada Iftikhar Ahmad Khan Babar | 42,485 | 31.12 | ||
| PDP | Nawabzada Mansoor Ahmad Khan | 30,582 | 22.40 | ||
| PML(N) | lhasn Kareem Qureshi | 3,089 | 2.26 | ||
| Others | Others (two candidates) | 2,434 | 1.78 | ||
| Turnout | 140,817 | 49.66 | |||
| Total valid votes | 136,536 | 96.96 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4,281 | 3.04 | |||
| Majority | 15,461 | 11.32 | |||
| Registered electors | 283,548 | ||||
By-Election 2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPP | Jamshaid Ahmad Dasti | 53,817 | 44.50 | ||
| PDP | Nawabzada Iftikhar Ahmad Khan Babar | 50,102 | 41.43 | ||
| Independent | Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar | 6,162 | 5.10 | ||
| Independent | Khawaja Taj Rasool Shahjamali | 5,186 | 4.29 | ||
| Independent | Sajjad Hussain Qureshi | 3,612 | 2.99 | ||
| Others | Others (thirteen candidates) | 2,060 | 1.69 | ||
| Turnout | 122,161 | 43.09 | |||
| Total valid votes | 120,939 | 99.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,222 | 1.00 | |||
| Majority | 3,715 | 3.07 | |||
| Registered electors | 283,523 | ||||
