NA-61 Jhelum-II
Constituency of the National Assembly of Pakistan
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NA-61 Jhelum-II (این اے-61، جہلم-٢) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.[2]
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| NA-61 Jhelum-II | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| |
| Region | Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, Dina Tehsil (partly) and Jhelum Tehsil (partly) including Jhelum city Jhelum District |
| Electorate | 517,583 [1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Member | Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf |
| Created from | NA-63 Jhelum-II |
Members of Parliament
1970–1977: NW-33 Jhelum-II
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Mohammad Amir Khan | PPP | |
| 1974 by-election | Nazar Hussain Kiyani | PPP | |
1970–1977: NW-34 Jhelum-III
1977–1988: NA-45 Jhelum-II
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Sardar Khizar Hayat Khan | PPP | |
| 1985 | Malik Abdul Majeed | Independent | |
1977–1988: NA-46 Jhelum-III
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Masood-ul-Hassan Bhatti | PPP | |
| 1985 | Raja Muhammad Afsar | Independent | |
1988–2002: NA-46 Jhelum-II
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Iqbal Mehdi | IJI | |
| 1990 | Iqbal Mehdi | IJI | |
| 1993 | Iqbal Mehdi | PML-N | |
| 1997 | Iqbal Mehdi | PML-N | |
2002–2018: NA-63 Jhelum-II
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Raja Muhammad Asad Khan | PML-N | |
| 2008 | Raja Muhammad Asad Khan | PML-N | |
| 2013 | Iqbal Mehdi | PML-N | |
| 2016 | Nawabzada Raja Matloob Mehdi | PML-N | |
2018–2023: NA-67 Jhelum-II
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Fawad Chaudhry | PTI | |
2024–present: NA-61 Jhelum-II
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf | PML(N) | |
Election 2002
General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Raja Muhammad Asad Khan of PML-N won by 46,722 votes.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Raja Muhammad Asad Khan | 46,722 | 32.71 | ||
| PML(Q) | Nawabzada Syed Shamas Haider | 39,933 | 27.96 | ||
| PPP | Saeed-Ul- Hassan Zaidi | 26,353 | 18.45 | ||
| PPP(SB) | Dr. Ghulam Hussain | 11,569 | 8.10 | ||
| PAT | Anwar Khan Afridi | 6,587 | 4.61 | ||
| MMA | Raja Muhammad Nawaz Kayani | 4,286 | 3.00 | ||
| Others | Others (five candidates) | 7,368 | 5.17 | . | |
| Turnout | 147,407 | 50.09 | |||
| Total valid votes | 142,818 | 96.89 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4,589 | 3.11 | |||
| Majority | 6,789 | 4.75 | |||
| Registered electors | 294,278 | ||||
Election 2008
The result of general election 2008 in this constituency is given below.
Result
Raja Muhammad Asad Khan succeeded in the election 2008 and became the member of National Assembly.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Raja Muhammad Asad Khan | 79,662 | 50.11 | ||
| PML(Q) | Ch. Shahbaz Hussain | 51,666 | 32.50 | ||
| PPP | Ali-Uz-Zaman | 24,476 | 15.40 | ||
| Independent | Mahmood Hussain Azad | 3,181 | 1.99 | ||
| Turnout | 163,014 | 43.06 | |||
| Total valid votes | 158,985 | 97.53 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4,029 | 2.47 | |||
| Majority | 27,996 | 17.61 | |||
| Registered electors | 378,616 | ||||
| PML(N) hold | |||||
Election 2013
General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Nawabzada Raja Iqbal Mehdi Khan of PML-N won by 116,013 votes and became the member of National Assembly.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Malik Iqbal Mehdi Khan | 116,013 | 57.01 | ||
| PTI | Mirza Saeed Mehmood Baig | 42,805 | 21.04 | ||
| PML(Q) | Fawad Ahmad | 34,072 | 16.85 | ||
| Others | Others (ten candidates) | 10,591 | 5.10 | ||
| Turnout | 208,754 | 53.95 | |||
| Total valid votes | 203,481 | 97.47 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5,273 | 2.53 | |||
| Majority | 73,208 | 35.97 | |||
| Registered electors | 386,957 | ||||
| PML(N) hold | |||||
By-election 2016
By-election were held on 31 Aug 2016. Nawabzada Raja Matloob Mehdi of PML-N won by 81,612 votes and became the member of National Assembly.[6]
Election 2018
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Fawad Chaudhry | 93,102 | 44.40 | ||
| PML(N) | Raja Matloob Mehdi | 82,475 | 39.34 | ||
| Others | Others (thirteen candidates) | 29,685 | 14.16 | ||
| Turnout | 209,671 | 51.87 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4,409 | 2.10 | |||
| Majority | 10,607 | 5.06 | |||
| Registered electors | 404,212 | ||||
| PTI gain from PML(N) | |||||
Election 2024
General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf won the election with 88,100 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf | 88,100 | 37.24 |  2.10 | |
| PTI | Shaukat Iqbal Mirza[a] | 84,636 | 35.78 | 8.62 | |
| TLP | Imran Haider | 28,238 | 11.94 |  3.93 | |
| PPP | Syed Amir Hamza Peerzada | 13,294 | 5.62 | N/A | |
| Independent | Mushtaq Ahmed | 10,294 | 4.35 | 3.84 | |
| Others | Others (eight candidates) | 12,003 | 5.07 | ||
| Turnout | 246,224 | 47.57 | 4.30 | ||
| Total valid votes | 236,565 | 96.08 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 9,659 | 3.92 | |||
| Majority | 3,464 | 1.46 | |||
| Registered electors | 517,583 | ||||
| PML(N) gain from PTI | |||||
See also
Notes
- Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed him to run as an Independent
