NA-161 (Lodhran-II)

NA-161 (Lodhran-II)
NA-161 (Lodhran-II)
Constituency; for the National Assembly of Pakistan
District	Lodhran District
Province	Punjab (Pakistan)
Current constituency
Member(s)	Mian Muhammad Shafiq (PTI)
Created from	NA-154 (Lodhran-I)

NA-161 (Lodhran-II) (Urdu: این اے-۱٦١، لودهراں-٢) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It mainly comprises the Lodhran Tehsil along with some areas of the Dunyapur Tehsil.^[1]

Election 2002[]

General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Nawab Aman Ullah Khan of PML-Q won by 94,651 votes.^[2]

Election 2008[]

General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Muhammad Siddique Khan Baloch of PML-Q won by 81,983 votes.^[3]

Election 2013[]

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Muhammad Siddique Khan Baloch (independent candidate) won by securing 86,177 votes and became the member of National Assembly.^[4] Jahangeer Khan Tareen (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) got 72,089 votes. Syed Muhammad Rafi Ud Din Bukhari (PML N) was third with 45,406 votes.

By-election 2015[]

A by-election was held in this constituency after the disqualification of Muhammad Siddique Khan Baloch due to rigging allegations.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Secretary General Jahangir Khan Tareen won this seat with 138719 votes, while PML-N's Siddique Khan Baloch came second with 99,933 votes.

NA-154 bye-election 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PTI	Jahangir Khan Tareen	138,719	56.05
	PML(N)	Muhammad Saddique Khan Baloch	99,933	40.38
	PPP	Rana Sumair Mumtaz Noon	1,910	0.77
	Others	Others	6,923	2.80
Valid ballots			247,485	98.72
Rejected ballots			3,215	1.28
Turnout			250,700	59.80
Majority			38,786	15.67
	PTI gain from Independent

By-election 2018[]

Following the disqualification of Jehangir Khan Tareen, Secretary General of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was denotified of his seat. A subsequent by-election was held on February 12.

Iqbal Shah of Pakistan Muslim League (N) won this bye-election with over 113,850 votes. This was seen as a major upset for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, as Lodhran had been seen as one of their strongholds after the 2015 by-election.^[5]

NA-154 by-election 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PML(N)	Iqbal Shah	113,827	51.44
	PTI	Ali Tareen	91,871	39.58
	Independent	Malik Azhar Ahmed Sandila	11,494	5.19
	Others	Others	8,374	3.79
Valid ballots			221,266	98.53
Rejected ballots			3,305	1.47
Turnout			224,571	52.10
Majority			26,256	11.86
	PML(N) gain from PTI

Election 2018[]

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-161 (Lodhran-II)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PTI	Mian Muhammad Shafiq	121,300	46.86	7.28
	PML(N)	Siddique Khan Baloch	116,093	44.85	6.59
	Others	Others (thirteen candidates)	21,455	8.29
Turnout			263,772	57.73	5.63
Total valid votes			258,848	98.13	0.40
Rejected ballots			4,924	1.87	0.40
Majority			5,207	2.01	13.87
Registered electors			456,927
	PTI gain from PML(N)		Swing	6.93

References[]

^ Final List of National Assembly Constituencies (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. 2018. p. 47. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Geo.tv: Latest News Breaking Pakistan, World, Live Videos". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
^ "Major upset in Lodhran as PML-N wins NA-154 by-election: unofficial results". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
^ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

External links[]

Election result's official website

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[1] Final List of National Assembly Constituencies (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. 2018. p. 47. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2018-05-18.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Geo.tv: Latest News Breaking Pakistan, World, Live Videos". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

[4] "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

[5] "Major upset in Lodhran as PML-N wins NA-154 by-election: unofficial results". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

[6] "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

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