- January 3, 2024
- Ubaida Khan
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Introduction:
NA-1 Upper Chitral-cum-Lower Chitral refers to one of the National Assembly constituencies in Pakistan. Chitral is a city situated on the Chitral River in northern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It serves as the capital of the Lower Chitral District, and was previously the capital of Chitral District, and before that the capital of Chitral princely state. Chitral is located among Hindukush Mountains in the northwest of Pakistan. Lower Chitral covers the area from lowari to Barenis and Gobor in the Garam Chashma side. From onwards Barenis village, district Upper Chitral starts.
District: | Upper Chitral & Lower Chitral |
Province: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Electorate: | 269,579 |
Elevation: | 1,494 m |
Area: | 14,850 km² |
Popularity Reason: The Kalash Valleys stand out as Chitral’s most renowned valleys, enclosed by the formidable Hindu Kush mountain range. Inhabiting these valleys are the Kalash people, a distinctive community with their own unique culture, language, and adherence to an ancient form of Hinduism.
Main Political Parties:
The top parties contesting from NA-1 are Awami National Party (ANP), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Tehrik-e-Istaqlal, Kakar Jamhoori Party Pakistan, Tehrik-e-Masawaat and other popular political parties.
Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin previously ran twice from this constituency, first in 2002 on Pakistan Muslim League (Q) ticket and then in 2013 on All Pakistan Muslim League ticket. He was runner up in 2002 and winner in 2013. He ran on Pakistan Muslim League (N) ticket in 2018 and lost. Former dictator and president of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf initially expressed intention to run from this constituency being head of All Pakistan Muslim League but he resigned as APML head thus Mohammad Amjad, his replacement ran from this constituency from APML. Saleem Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians had been a member of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from 2008 to 2018 but he ran for National Assembly from this constituency in 2018.
PAKISTAN ELECTION RESULTS OF NA-1 – 2018 | ||
Position | Candidates | Votes |
1 | Molana Abdul Akbar Chitrali.. MMA | 48616 |
2 | Abdul Latif PTI | 40002 |
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| Saleem Khan PPPP | 32635 |
4 | Iftikhar ud Din PML-N | 21016 |
5 | Eid ul Hussain ANP | 3613 |
6 | Saeed Ur Rehman PRHP | 3223 |
7 | Taqdira Ajmal IND | 793 |
8 | Muhammad Yahya IND | 698 |
9 | Muhammad Amjad APML | — |
10 | Shahzada Muhammad Taimu.. IND | — |
Who Is The Winner Of NA-1 General Election 2024
PAKISTAN GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS OF NA-1 – 2024
Position | Candidate | Votes | Party |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Abdul Latif (Winner) | 61,834 | IND (PTI) |
2 | Muhammad Talha Mehmood | 42,897 | JUI |
3 | Fazli Rabbi | 23,723 | PPP |
4 | Iftikhar Uddin | 20,007 | PML-N |
5 | Molana Abdul Akbar Chitrali | 9,253 | JIP |
6 | Khatija Bibi | 2,411 | ANP |
7 | Mukhtar Nabi | 614 | IND |
8 | Sayeda Maimoona Shah | 532 | IND |
9 | Asad Ur Rehman | 493 | IND |
10 | Muhammad Javeed Khan | 199 | IND |