NA-259 Kech-cum-Gwadar
Constituency of the National Assembly of Pakistan
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NA-259 Kech-cum-Gwadar (این اے-259، کیچ-کم-گوادر)is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It covers southern parts of the district of Kech and whole District Gwadar in the province of Balochistan. The constituency was created in 2022 out of NA-272 (Kech-cum-Gwadar) by taking out Kech District and making it a separate constituency.[1][2]
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| NA-259 Kech-cum-Gwadar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
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| Region | Kech District (Partly) Gwadar District |
| Electorate | 222,631 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2022 |
| Party | Pakistan People's Party |
| Member | Malik Shah Gorgaij |
| Created from | NA-271 (Kech) and NA-272 (Lasbela-cum-Gwadar) |
Assembly Segments
| Constituency number | Constituency | District | Current MPA | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | PB-24 Gwadar | Gwadar | Hidayat ur Rehman Baloch | HDTB | |
| 25 | PB-25 Kech-I | Kech | Zahoor Ahmed Buledi | PPP | |
| 26 | PB-26 Kech-II | Abdul Malik Baloch | NP | ||
Members of Parliament
2018–2023: NA-271 Kech
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Zubaida Jalal Khan | BAP | |
2024–present: NA-259 Kech-cum-Gwadar
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Malik Shah Gorgaij | PPP | |
Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Zubada Jalal | 44,177 | 49.63 | ||
| BNM | Dr. Abdul Malik | 36,169 | 40.64 | ||
| MMA | Abdul Haque | 6,252 | 7.02 | ||
| Others | Others (two candidates) | 2,410 | 2.71 | ||
| Turnout | 92,043 | 32.67 | |||
| Total valid votes | 89,008 | 96.70 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 3,035 | 3.30 | |||
| Majority | 8,008 | 8.99 | |||
| Registered electors | 281,748 | ||||
Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP (A) | Yaqoob Bizenjo | 61,655 | 59.32 | ||
| Independent | Zubada Jalal | 33,564 | 32.29 | ||
| PPP | Dr. Muhammad Haider Baloch | 3,514 | 3.38 | ||
| PML(N) | Abdul Qadeer | 2,448 | 2.36 | ||
| Others | Others (two candidates) | 2,757 | 2.65 | ||
| Turnout | 107,930 | 34.07 | |||
| Total valid votes | 103,938 | 96.30 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 3,992 | 3.70 | |||
| Majority | 28,091 | 27.03 | |||
| Registered electors | 316,766 | ||||
Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP (M) | Syed Essa Nori | 15,835 | 37.81 | ||
| NP | Muhammad Yasin Baloch | 15,316 | 36.57 | ||
| BNP (A) | Abdul Rauf Rind | 5,147 | 12.29 | ||
| JUI (F) | Abdul Hameed | 2,973 | 7.10 | ||
| JI | Gulab Baloch | 1,108 | 2.65 | ||
| Others | Others (six candidates) | 1,502 | 3.58 | ||
| Turnout | 43,025 | 16.07 | |||
| Total valid votes | 41,881 | 97.34 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,144 | 2.66 | |||
| Majority | 519 | 1.24 | |||
| Registered electors | 267,667 | ||||
Election 2018
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAP | Zubaida Jalal | 33,456 | 38.81 | ||
| BNP (A) | Syed Ehsan Shah | 20,617 | 23.92 | ||
| BNP (M) | Jan Muhammad Dashti | 12,277 | 14.24 | ||
| NP | Abul Hassan | 9,951 | 11.54 | ||
| Independent | Hotman | 5,306 | 6.16 | ||
| Others | Others (ten candidates) | 4,589 | 5.33 | ||
| Turnout | 88,865 | 39.92 | |||
| Total valid votes | 86,196 | 97.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,669 | 3.00 | |||
| Majority | 12,839 | 14.89 | |||
| Registered electors | 222,631 | ||||
| BAP gain from BNP (M) | |||||
Election 2024
General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Malik Shah Gorgaij won the election with 40,778 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPP | Malik Shah Gorgaij | 40,778 | 35.90 |  35.52 | |
| NP | Abdul Malik Baloch | 22,313 | 19.65 | 8.11 | |
| HDTB | Hussain Baloch | 21,352 | 18.80 | N/A | |
| Independent | Yaqoob Bizanjo | 20,613 | 18.15 | N/A | |
| BNP (M) | Syed Ehsan Shah | 5,493 | 4.84 |  9.40 | |
| Others | Others (fourteen candidates) | 3,028 | 2.67 | ||
| Turnout | 116,140 | 38.20 | 1.72 | ||
| Total valid votes | 113,577 | 97.79 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,563 | 2.21 | |||
| Majority | 18,465 | 16.26 | |||
| Registered electors | 304,040 | ||||
| PPP gain from HDTB | |||||
