Constituency NA-55
| Constituency NA-55 (Rawalpindi-VI) | |
|---|---|
| constituency | |
| for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Region | Rawalpindi District |
| Current constituency | |
Constituency NA-55 (Rawalpindi-VI) (Urdu: این اے-۵۵، راولپنڈی-۶) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.
Election 2008
The result of general election 2008 in this constituency is given below.
Result
Javed Hashmi succeeded in the election 2008 and became the member of National Assembly.[1]
| General Election 2008: Rawalpindi-VI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| PML-N | Javed Hashmi | 76,980 | 59% | |
| PPPP | Malik Amir Fida Paracha | 37,397 | 28% | |
| PML-Q | Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad | 15,780 | 12% | |
| Others | Others | 1,519 | 1% | |
Election 2013
For the May 11 general elections more than 20 aspiring candidates have filed their papers to contest elections. Among them are Siddique-ul-Farooq, Raja Ashfaq Sarwar Malik Shakeel Awan (PML-N), Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed (AML), Ijaz Khan Jaazi (PTI) and Amir Fida Paracha (PPP).[2] Farooq is considered as a front-runner in getting the PML-N ticket from the constituency while the PML-N dissident, Jaazi may not be given the PTI ticket as the party chairman, Imran Khan had announced support for Sheikh Rasheed in this constituency in trade for Rasheed's support of Khan in NA-56.[3]
| Sr. | Candidate | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alhaj Muhammad Asad Bhatti | PPP(S.B) |
| 2 | Dr. Babur Zaheer Uddin | JPP |
| 3 | Basit Ali | IND |
| 4 | Ch. Waseem Ahmed | JUIP (F) |
| 5 | Habib Ullah Khan | ANP |
| 6 | Dr. Muhammad Sultan Alam | IND |
| 7 | Raja Ajaz Hussain | MQM |
| 8 | Sardar Naseer Ahmed | PFP |
| 9 | Syed Saeed-ul-Hassan Rizvi | MWMP |
| 10 | Sheikh Rashid Ahmed | AML |
| 11 | Ali Ahmed Kurd | IND |
| 12 | Ummar Mehdi Raja | IND |
| 13 | Ghulam Hussain Farooqi | JUP(Noorani) |
| 14 | Muhammad Akmal Mirza | IND |
| 15 | Muhammad Hanif Chaudhary | JIP |
| 16 | Muhammad Arif Shah | IND |
| 17 | Muhammad Ali Sheikh | PHRP |
| 18 | Makhdom Muhammad Niaz | IND |
| 19 | Mirza Zulfiqar Ahmed | JAUFR |
| 20 | Malik Riasat Ali | IND |
| 21 | Malik Shakeel Ahmed Awan | PML (N) |
| 22 | Nasar ullah Khan Jarral | APML |
References
- ↑ "Election result 2008 for NA-55". ECP. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
- ↑ "Over twenty candidates file papers for NA-55 election". Pakistan Times. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ↑ Gishkori, Zahid. "Imran Khan, Sheikh Rashid agree to help each other for Rawalpindi seats". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
External links
- Election result's official website