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NA-255 Sohbat Pur-cum-Jaffarabad-cum-Usta Muhammad-cum-Nasirabad
NA-255 Sohbat Pur-cum-Jaffarabad-cum Usta Muhammad-cum-Nasirabad (این اے-255، صحبت پور-کم-جعفر آباد-کم-اوستا محمد-کم-نصیر آباد) is a constituency of the National Assembly of Pakistan, comprising Jafarabad, Sohbatpur, and Usta Muhammad from the province of Balochistan. The constituency was formerly known as NA-261. In the 2018 Elections, Nasirabad was removed from it to form the current constituency.[1][2]
| NA-255 Sohbat Pur-cum-Jaffarabad-cum-Usta Muhammad | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Region | Sohbatpur District Jafarabad District Usta Muhammad District Nasirabad District (partly) |
| Electorate | 310,782 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2022 |
| Party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Member(s) | Mir Khan Muhammad Jamali |
| Created from | NA-261 |
Assembly segments edit
| Constituency number | Constituency | District | Current MPA | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | PB-15 Sohbatpur | Sohbatpur | Saleem Ahmed | BAP | |
| 16 | PB-16 Jafarabad | Jafarabad | Umar Khan Jamali | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | |
| 17 | PB-17 Jafarabad-cum-Usta Muhammad | Usta Muhammad | Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali | BAP | |
Members of Parliament edit
2018-2023: NA-261 Jafarabad-cum-Sohbatpur edit
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mir Khan Muhammad Jamali | PTI | |
2024-present: NA-255 Sohbat Pur-cum-Jaffarabad-cum-Usta Muhammad-cum-Nasirabad edit
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mir Khan Muhammad Jamali | PML(N) | |
Election 2018 edit
General elections were scheduled to be held on 25 July 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Mir Khan Muhammad Jamali | 45,222 | 40.89 | ||
| PPP | Mir Changez Khan Jamali | 27,563 | 24.92 | ||
| BAP | Zahoor Hussain Khan | 22,284 | 20.15 | ||
| Others | Others (seven candidates) | 15,524 | 14.04 | ||
| Turnout | 120,848 | 38.89 | |||
| Total valid votes | 110,593 | 91.51 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 10,255 | 8.49 | |||
| Majority | 17,659 | 14.61 | |||
| Registered electors | 310,782 | ||||
| PTI gain from N/A | |||||
Election 2024 edit
General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Mir Khan Muhammad Jamali won the election with 45,404 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Mir Khan Muhammad Jamali | 45,404 | 24.85 | N/A | |
| PPP | Mir Changez Khan Jamali | 39,398 | 21.56 | 3.36 | |
| Independent | Javed Jamali | 23,415 | 12.82 | N/A | |
| Independent | Nisar Ahmed | 18,367 | 10.05 | N/A | |
| Independent | Muhammad Arif Murad[a] | 13,492 | 7.38 | 33.51 | |
| JI | Muhammad Rafiq | 10,340 | 5.66 | N/A | |
| Others | Others (forty candidates) | 32,288 | 17.67 | ||
| Turnout | 199,178 | 37.40 | 1.49 | ||
| Total valid votes | 182,704 | 91.73 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 16,474 | 8.27 | |||
| Majority | 6,006 | 3.29 | |||
| Registered electors | 532,537 | ||||
| PML(N) gain from PTI | |||||
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed him to run as an Independent
References edit
- ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ Final List of National Assembly Constituencies (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. 2018. p. 71. (PDF) from the original on 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
- ^ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. from the original on 2018-07-28. Retrieved 27 July 2018.