NA-79_(Gujranwala-I)
NA-66 Wazirabad
Constituency of the National Assembly of Pakistan
NA-66 Wazirabad (این اے-66، وزیرآباد) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It is made up of the Wazirabad District.[2]
| NA-66 Wazirabad | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Region | Wazirabad District |
| Electorate | 646,872 [1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | NA-101 Gujranwala-VII |
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1970-1977: NW-72 Gujranwala-III
1977-1988: NA-98 Gujranwala-I
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Ghulam Haider Cheema | PPP | |
| 1985 | Hamid Nasir Chattha | IND | |
1988-2002: NA-74 Gujranwala-I
2002-2018: NA-101 Gujranwala-VII
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Hamid Nasir Chattha | PML (J) | |
| 2008 | Iftikhar Ahmed Cheema | PML (N) | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2016 | |||
2018-2023: NA-79 Gujranwala-I
General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Hamid Nasir Chattha of PML-J won by 69,171 votes.[3]
General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Justice (R) Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema of PML-N won by 71,792 votes.[4]
General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Justice (R) Iftikhar Ahmed Cheema of PML-N won by 99,924 votes and became the member of National Assembly.[5]
A by-election was held on 22 March 2016 in which Iftikhar Ahmed Cheema of PML (N) won the seat. He secured 82,420 votes defeating his rival Muhammad Ahmed Chattha of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf[6]
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Nisar Ahmed Cheema | 142,545 | 48.13 | ||
| PTI | Muhammad Ahmed Chattha | 118,709 | 40.08 | ||
| Others | Others (twelve candidates) | 29,960 | 10.12 | ||
| Turnout | 296,174 | 54.66 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4,960 | 1.67 | |||
| Majority | 23,836 | 8.05 | |||
| Registered electors | 541,848 | ||||
| PML(N) hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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- Election result's official website
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