NA-53 Rawalpindi-II (این اے-53، راولپنڈی-2) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Area

The constituency consists of Gulzar-e-Quaid, Dhoke Lalyal, Railway Housing Scheme 1-A Chaklala, Dhok Chaudrian, Shakrial, Lalazar, Sher Zaman Colony, Morgah, Gulrez, Safari Villas, Police Foundation, Media Town, Lalkurti, Kotha Kalan, Gulshan Abad, Bahria Town (1,2,3,7,8), Rawat, Kalar Syedah, Munawar, Zulfiqar, Chak Beli Khan, Pindori and Army Officers colony.

Members of Parliament

1970–1977: NW-28 Rawalpindi-III

ElectionMemberParty
1970Habib AhmadPPP

1977–2002: NA-38 Rawalpindi-III

ElectionMemberParty
1977Syed Ali Asghar ShahPPP
1985Shaikh Rasheed AhmadIndependent
1988Shaikh Rasheed AhmadIJI
1990Shaikh Rasheed AhmadIJI
1993Shaikh Rasheed AhmadPML-N
1997Shaikh Rasheed AhmadPML-N

2002–2018: NA-52 Rawalpindi-III

ElectionMemberParty
2002Chaudhry Nisar Ali KhanPML-N
2008Chaudhry Nisar Ali KhanPML-N
2008 by-electionMuhammad SafdarPML-N
2013Chaudhry Nisar Ali KhanPML-N

2018–2023: NA-59 Rawalpindi-III

ElectionMemberParty
2018Ghulam Sarwar KhanPTI

2024–present: NA-53 Rawalpindi-II

ElectionMemberParty
2024Qamar-ul-Islam RajaPML-N

Detailed results

Election 2002

General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan of PML-N won by 73,671 votes.

General election 2002: NA-52 Rawalpindi-III
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PML(N)Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan73,67151.05
PML(Q)Muhammad Nasir Raja56,64539.25
PPPMuhammad Saghir Khokhar11,6848.10
IndependentSakhawat Hussain2,3101.60
Turnout150,00848.89
Total valid votes144,31096.20
Rejected ballots5,6983.80
Majority17,02611.80
Registered electors306,853

Election 2008

Nisar Ali Khan successfully retained his native National Assembly seat in elections 2008.

General election 2008: NA-52 Rawalpindi-III
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PML(N)Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan97,74750.61
PML(Q)Muhammad Nasir Raja54,98828.47
PPPKhurram Pervaiz Raja38,05219.70
OthersOthers (six candidates)2,3511.22
Turnout196,52152.28
Total valid votes193,13898.28
Rejected ballots3,3831.72
Majority42,75922.14
Registered electors375,934
PML(N) hold

By-Election 2008

By-Election 2008: NA-52 Rawalpindi-III
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PML(N)Muhammad Safdar54,91769.36
PML(Q)Muhammad Nasir Raja22,77328.76
OthersOthers (five candidates)1,4851.88
Turnout79,17521.06
Total valid votes79,175100
Rejected ballots00
Majority32,14440.60
Registered electors375,934
PML(N) hold

Election 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Nisar Ali Khan of PML-N was yet again successful in retaining his native National Assembly Constituency and he won it with a huge margin. National Assembly.

General election 2013: NA-52 Rawalpindi-III
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PML(N)Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan133,14352.04
PTIAjmal Sabir Raja69,76927.27
PML(Q)Muhammad Basharat Raja43,86617.15
OthersOthers (twelve candidates)9,0503.54
Turnout260,15757.15
Total valid votes255,82898.34
Rejected ballots4,3291.66
Majority63,37424.77
Registered electors455,186
PML(N) hold

Election 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-59 Rawalpindi-III
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PTIGhulam Sarwar Khan89,05542.41
IndependentChaudhry Nisar Ali Khan66,36931.61
PML(N)Qamar-ul-Islam Raja21,75410.36
TLPMalik Muhammad Taj14,3206.82
OthersOthers (six candidates)10,8155.15
Turnout209,97458.78
Rejected ballots7,6613.65
Majority22,68610.80
Registered electors357,199
PTI gain from PML(N)

Election 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Qamar-ul-Islam Raja won the election with 72,006 votes.

General election 2024: NA-53 Rawalpindi-II
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PML(N)Qamar-ul-Islam Raja72,00634.6424.28
PTIAjmal Sabir Raja58,48028.1414.27
IndependentChaudhary Nisar Ali Khan44,07421.2110.40
TLPMuhammad Taimoor Khalid21,52210.363.54
OthersOthers (seventeen candidates)11,7595.66
Turnout213,02253.075.71
Total valid votes207,84197.57
Rejected ballots5,1812.43
Majority13,5266.51
Registered electors401,376
PML(N) gain from PTI

See also

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