NA-185 Dera Ghazi Khan-II
Constituency of the National Assembly of Pakistan
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NA-185 Dera Ghazi Khan-II (این اے-185، ڈیرہ غازي خان-2) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It mainly comprises the city of Dera Ghazi Khan which was in the old NA-172 before the 2018 delimitations.[2][3]
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RegionDera Ghazi Khan Tehsil (partly) including Dera Ghazi Khan city, Kot Chutta Tehsil (partly) of Dera Ghazi Khan District
Electorate400,355 [1]
Created2018
MemberVacant
| NA-185 Dera Ghazi Khan-II | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
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| Region | Dera Ghazi Khan Tehsil (partly) including Dera Ghazi Khan city, Kot Chutta Tehsil (partly) of Dera Ghazi Khan District |
| Electorate | 400,355 [1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Member | Vacant |
| Created from | NA-172 (Dera Ghazi Khan-II) |
Member of Parliament
2002–2018: NA-172 Dera Ghazi Khan-II
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Farooq Leghari | NA | |
| 2008 | Farooq Leghari | PML-Q | |
| 2011 | Awais Leghari | PML-Q | |
| 2013 | Abdul Kareem | PML-N | |
2018-2024: NA-191 Dera Ghazi Khan-III
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Zartaj Gul | PTI | |
2024-2025: NA-185 Dera Ghazi Khan-II
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Zartaj Gul | SIC | |
Election 2002
General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Farooq Ahmad Khan Laghari of National Alliance won by 56,343 votes.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Laghari | 56,343 | 51.35 | ||
| Independent | Sardar Muhammad Khan Leghari | 39,423 | 35.93 | ||
| MMA | Rasheed Ahmad Khan | 7,099 | 6.47 | ||
| PPP | Dr. Saeed Ahmad Buzdar | 6,850 | 6.25 | ||
| Turnout | 111,845 | 36.66 | |||
| Total valid votes | 109,715 | 98.10 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,130 | 1.90 | |||
| Majority | 16,920 | 15.42 | |||
| Registered electors | 305,066 | ||||
Election 2008
General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Farooq Ahmad Khan Laghari of PML-Q won by 45,370 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(Q) | Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari | 45,370 | 34.97 | ||
| PML(N) | Abdul Karim | 41,894 | 32.29 | ||
| PPP | Shabbir Anmad Khan Leghari | 36,401 | 28.06 | ||
| Independent | Sardar Muhammad Khan Leghari | 3,623 | 2.79 | ||
| Others | Others (two candidates) | 2,444 | 1.89 | ||
| Turnout | 134,348 | 34.26 | |||
| Total valid votes | 129,732 | 96.56 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4,616 | 3.44 | |||
| Majority | 3,476 | 2.68 | |||
| Registered electors | 392,109 | ||||
By-Election 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(Q) | Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Laghari | 61,918 | 51.60 | ||
| PML(N) | Dr Hafiz Abdul Karim | 40,460 | 33.72 | ||
| PPP | Shabbir Anmad Khan Leghari | 16,226 | 13.52 | ||
| Others | Others (fifteen candidates) | 1,398 | 1.16 | ||
| Turnout | 123,214 | 31.02 | |||
| Total valid votes | 120,002 | 97.39 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 3,212 | 2.61 | |||
| Majority | 21,458 | 17.88 | |||
| Registered electors | 397,159 | ||||
Election 2013
General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Hafiz Abdul Kareem of PML-N won by 49,230 votes and became the member of National Assembly.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Abdul Kareem | 49,230 | 31.11 | ||
| Independent | Sardar Muhammad Jamal Khan | 39,389 | 24.89 | ||
| PTI | Zartaj Gul Akhwand | 38,643 | 24.42 | ||
| PML(Q) | Sardar Maqsood Khan Leghari | 19,558 | 12.36 | ||
| Independent | Khadim Hussain | 5,583 | 3.53 | ||
| PPP(SB) | Dr. Saeed Ahmad Buzdar | 2,358 | 1.49 | ||
| Others | Others (nine candidates) | 3,478 | 2.20 | ||
| Turnout | 163,847 | 47.36 | |||
| Total valid votes | 158,239 | 96.58 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5,608 | 3.42 | |||
| Majority | 9,841 | 6.22 | |||
| Registered electors | 345,974 | ||||
Election 2018
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Zartaj Gul | 79,932 | 42.97 | ||
| PML(N) | Awais Leghari | 54,571 | 29.34 | ||
| Independent | Sardar Dost Muhammad Khan Khosa | 31,703 | 17.04 | ||
| PPP | Parveen Akhtar | 7,961 | 4.28 | ||
| Independent | Dr. Mian Abdul Rehman | 5,713 | 3.07 | ||
| TLP | Abdul Rehman | 3,667 | 1.97 | ||
| PST | Muhammad Naeem | 753 | 0.40 | ||
| APML-Jinnah | Muhammad Al Faisal | 542 | 0.29 | ||
| AAT | Ahmad Bakhsh | 464 | 0.25 | ||
| Independent | Tanveer Ahmad | 274 | 0.15 | ||
| MQM-P | Izhar UI Hag Qureshi Siddiqui | 169 | 0.09 | ||
| Independent | Khaleel Ahmad | 161 | 0.09 | ||
| Independent | Javed lqbal | 109 | 0.06 | ||
| Turnout | 192,422 | 50.58 | |||
| Total valid votes | 186,019 | 96.67 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6,403 | 3.33 | |||
| Majority | 25,361 | 13.63 | |||
| Registered electors | 380,414 | ||||
| PTI win (new seat) | |||||
Election 2024
Elections were held on 8 February 2024. Zartaj Gul won the election with 94,927 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Zartaj Gul[a] | 94,927 | 51.41 |  8.44 | |
| Independent | Mehmood Qadir Khan | 39,235 | 21.25 | ||
| PPP | Dost Muhammad Khosa | 26,627 | 14.42 | 10.14 | |
| Others | Others (seventeen candidates) | 23,850 | 12.92 | ||
| Turnout | 198,658 | 49.62 |  0.96 | ||
| Total valid votes | 184,639 | 92.94 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 14,019 | 7.06 | |||
| Majority | 55,692 | 30.16 | 16.53 | ||
| Registered electors | 400,355 | ||||
By-election 2025
A by-election will be held on 23 November 2025 due to the disqualification of Zartaj Gul, the previous member from this seat.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Mehmood Qadir Khan | 82,419 | 61.39 | ||
| PPP | Dost Muhammad Khosa | 49,266 | 36.70 | ||
| Others | Others (six candidates) | 2,561 | 1.91 | ||
| Turnout | 136,406 | 32.61 | |||
| Total valid votes | 134,246 | 98.42 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,160 | 1.58 | |||
| Majority | 33,153 | 24.69 | |||
| Registered electors | 418,310 | ||||
See also
Notes
- Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed her to run as an Independent
