Constituency NA-2

Constituency NA-2 (Peshawar-II)
Constituency
for the National Assembly of Pakistan
Region Peshawar District
Electorate 336,122
Current constituency
Number of members One Member
Member(s) Hamid-ul-Haq

Constituency NA-2 (Peshawar-II) (Urdu: این اے-٢، پشاور-٢‎) is a constituency that elects one member to the National Assembly of Pakistan. Major areas in NA-2 include Tehkal, Hayatabad, University Road, Bara Road, Peshawar Cannt, Palosaye, Regi, Pushtakhara, Achini and Sarband. According to the Election Commission of Pakistan, there were 336,122 registered voters within the constituency in 2013. Former Chief Minister KPK Arbab Jehangir Khan (April 1, 1936 to October 16, 2007) and his father both represented this constituency.

The constituency is also known as the only in the country that had returned a married couple to the National Assembly in the 2008 election. Arbab Alamgir Khan was elected as the member for NA-2 while his wife Asma Alamgir was elected on a reserved seat for women.[1]

Members of Parliament

1970—1977: NW-2 (Peshawar-II)

ElectionMemberParty
1970 Ghulam Faruque Khan Khattak[2] NAP

1977—2002: NA-2 (Peshawar-II)

ElectionMemberParty
1977 Arbab Jehangir Khan Khalil PPP
1985 Muhammad Salim Khan Khalil[3] Independent
1988 Bahadur Khan[4] PPP
1990 Arbab Jehangir Khan Khalil[5] ANP
1993 Arbab Jehangir Khan Khalil[6] PPP
1997 Arbab Jehangir Khan Khalil ANP

Since 2002: NA-2 (Peshawar-II)

ElectionMemberParty
2002 Mulana Rehmat Ullah MMA
2008 Arbab Alamgir Khan Khalil PPPP
2013 Hamid-ul-Haq PTI

1985 General Election

The 1985 General Election was held as a non-party based election. Seleem Khan Khalil won this election.

1985 General Election: Peshawar-II
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Salem Khan Khalil Winner N/A
Independent Col (R) Niaz Mohammad Arbab Runner up N/A

Elections since 2002

2002 General Election

2002 General Election: NA-2 (Peshawar-II)[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
MMA Maulana Rehmat Ullah 37,728 67.37
PPPP Dr. Arbab Alamgir Khan Khalil 15,771 28.16
PAT Khalid Ayub 1,575 2.81
PPPS Abdul Manan Akhunzada Advocate 926 1.66
Majority 21,957 39.21
Turnout 56,000 26.49
MMA gain from ANP

A total of 1,367 votes were rejected.

2008 General Election

2008 General Election: NA-2 (Peshawar-II)[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
PPPP Dr. Arbab Alamgir Khan Khalil 34,443 45.15 +16.99
ANP Arbab Najeeb Ullah Khan Khalil 23,992 31.45
MMA Maulana Rehmat Ullah* 7,346 9.63 -57.74
Independent Asif Ullah Qasmi 5,326 6.98
PML-N Syed Zahoor Shah 3,103 4.07
PML Malik Najab Gul Khalil Advocate 1,560 2.04
Independent Dr Taj Muhammad Khan 210 0.27
Independent Muhammad Atteq ur Rehman 174 0.23
Independent Haji Aftab Muhammad 139 0.18
Majority 10,451 13.70
Turnout 76,293 24.73 -1.76
PPPP gain from MMA

A total of 2,003 votes were rejected.

2013 General Election

The 2013 General Election was held on May 11 2013, and Engineer Hamid Ul Haq standing for PTI succeeded to the National Assembly after winning 79,125 votes. Ul Haq beat former Federal Minister for Communication Arbab Alamgir Khan of the PPPP.


2013 General Election: NA-2 (Peshawar-II) [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
PTI Hamid Ul Haq 79,125 55.71
JUI-F Muhammad Saeed Jan 18,787 13.23
ANP Arbab Najeeb Ullah Khan 12,137 8.55 -22.90
PPPP Arbab Alamgir Khan 10,666 7.51 -37.64
JI Muhammad Iqbal Khalil 8,020 5.65
PML-N Abdul Bari 5.159 3.63 -0.44
MDM Qazi Saif Ullah Jan 3,477 2.45
QWP (S) Malik Haider Khan 2,242 1.58
Independent Intizar Ali Khan Khalil 577 0.41
Independent Ishaq Hussain 448 0.31
Independent Muhammad Atiq ur Rehman 419 0.29
Independent Saleem Khan 275 0.19
Independent Iqtidar Ahmad Afridi 263 0.19
Independent Khadim Hussain 162 0.11
Independent Muhammad Ibrahim Khalil 156 0.11
Independent Aasir Sheraz 61 0.04
Independent Safeer Ullah 57 0.04
Majority 60,338 42.48
Turnout 142,031 43.45 +18.72
PTI gain from PPPP


A total of 2,408 votes were rejected.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NA-2 Distinction". The Express Tribune. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Election result 1970 for NA-2". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Election result 1985 for NA-2". The News International. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Election result 1980 for NA-2". The Express Tribune. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Election result 1990 for NA-2". The Express Tribune. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Election result 1993 for NA-2". The Express Tribune. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Election result 2002 for NA-2". Pakistani Election. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Election result 2002 for NA-2". Geo TV. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Election result 2008 for NA-2". ECP. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Election result 2013 for NA-2". ECP. Retrieved April 13, 2014.

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