PK-71 Khyber-III
Pakistani political constituency
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PK-71 Khyber-III (پی کے-71 خیبر-3) is a constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It was created in 2018 after merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa before 2019 elections.[1][2][3]
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| PK-71 Khyber-III | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly | |
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| Region | Fort Salop and Bara Tehsils (partly) of Khyber District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| Member | Abdul Ghani |
| Created from | PK-107 Khyber-III (2018-2023) |
Members of Assembly
2019-2023: PK-107 Khyber-III
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Muhammad Shafiq Afridi | PTI | |
Election 2019
After merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial elections were held for the very first time. Independent candidate Muhammad Shafiq Afridi won the seat by getting 9,796 votes. He later joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Muhammad Shafiq Afridi | 9,796 | 26.15 | |
| Independent | Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi | 8,473 | 22.62 | |
| PTI | Muhammad Zubair | 6,391 | 17.06 | |
| JI | Shah Faisal Afridi | 4,923 | 13.14 | |
| JUI (F) | Shams ud Din | 3,298 | 8.81 | |
| Independent | Nawabzada Muhammad Shah | 2,331 | 6.22 | |
| Independent | Haroon Afridi | 941 | 2.51 | |
| Independent | Danish Khan Afridi | 498 | 1.33 | |
| ANP | Muhammad Sadiq | 396 | 1.06 | |
| Independent | Tahir Shah | 211 | 0.56 | |
| Independent | Naimat Khan | 64 | 0.17 | |
| PPP | Sohail Ahmed | 56 | 0.15 | |
| Independent | Others (6 Independents) | 77 | 0.20 | |
| Turnout | 37,879 | 17.53 | ||
| Valid ballots | 37,455 | 98.98 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 424 | 1.02 | ||
| Majority | 1,323 | 3.53 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,16,133 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | ||||