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NA-185 Dera Ghazi Khan-II

{{Short description|Constituency of the National Assembly of Pakistan}}

{{Use Pakistani English|date=August 2024}}

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{{Infobox constituency

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|name=NA-185 Dera Ghazi Khan-II

|year=2018

|abolished=

|parl_name=National Assembly of Pakistan

|party=Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|member=Zartaj Gul

|image=NA-185 Dera Ghazi Khan-II (2024).svg

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|region=Dera Ghazi Khan Tehsil (partly) including Dera Ghazi Khan city, Kot Chutta Tehsil (partly) of Dera Ghazi Khan District

|elects_howmany=

|electorate=400,355 {{Cite web |title=Election Commission of Pakistan |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/general-elections-2024 |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=ecp.gov.pk}}

|previous=NA-172 (Dera Ghazi Khan-II)

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NA-185 Dera Ghazi Khan-II ({{nastaliq|این اے-185، ڈیرہ غازي خان-2}}) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It mainly comprises the city of Dera Ghazi Khan which was in the old NA-172 before the 2018 delimitations.{{Cite web |title=ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan |url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/frmGenericPage.aspx?PageID=3308 |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=www.ecp.gov.pk}}{{Cite book|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/delimitation2018finalissued/National%20Assembly.pdf|title=Final List of National Assembly Constituencies|publisher=Election Commission of Pakistan|year=2018|pages=57|access-date=2018-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510050630/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/delimitation2018finalissued/National%20Assembly.pdf|archive-date=2018-05-10|url-status=live}}

Member of Parliament

= 2002–2018: NA-172 Dera Ghazi Khan-II =

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" |Election

!Member

!Party

style="background-color: {{party color|National Alliance (Pakistan)}}" |

|2002

|Farooq Leghari

|NA

style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (Q)}}" |

|2008

|Farooq Leghari

|PML-Q

style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (Q)}}" |

|2011

|Awais Leghari

|PML-Q

style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" |

|2013

|Abdul Kareem

|PML-N

=2018-2024: NA-191 Dera Ghazi Khan-III=

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"|ElectionMemberParty
style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}" |2018Zartaj Gul

| PTI

=2024-present: NA-185 Dera Ghazi Khan-II=

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"|ElectionMemberParty
style="background-color: {{party color|Sunni Ittehad Council}}" |2024Zartaj Gul

| SIC

Election 2002

{{see|Pakistani general election, 2002}}

General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Farooq Ahmad Khan Laghari of National Alliance won by 56,343 votes. {{Cite web |url=http://election2013.geo.tv/constituency/results/172/NA-172.html |title=Election Result NA-172 D.G. Khan-II Punjab | Pakistan Election 2013 - geo.tv |access-date=2014-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521154418/http://election2013.geo.tv/constituency/results/172/NA-172.html |archive-date=2014-05-21 |url-status=dead }}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2002: NA-172 Dera Ghazi Khan-II}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=National Alliance (Pakistan)|candidate=Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Laghari|votes=56,343|percentage=51.35|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sardar Muhammad Khan Leghari|votes=39,423|percentage=35.93|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal|candidate=Rasheed Ahmad Khan|votes=7,099|percentage=6.47|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan People's Party|candidate=Dr. Saeed Ahmad Buzdar|votes=6,850|percentage=6.25|change=}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=111,845|percentage=36.66|change=}}

{{Election box total valid|votes=109,715|percentage=98.10|change=}}

{{Election box rejected|votes=2,130|percentage=1.90|change=}}

{{Election box majority|votes=16,920|percentage=15.42|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=305,066}}

{{Election box end}}

Election 2008

{{see|Pakistani general election, 2008}}

General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Farooq Ahmad Khan Laghari of PML-Q won by 45,370 votes. {{Cite web |url=http://www.geo.tv/election2008/result/na172.html |title=Election 2008 |access-date=2014-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924045226/http://www.geo.tv/election2008/result/na172.html |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=dead }}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2008: NA-172 Dera Ghazi Khan-II}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Muslim League (Q)|candidate=Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari|votes=45,370|percentage=34.97|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Muslim League (N)|candidate=Abdul Karim|votes=41,894|percentage=32.29|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan People's Party|candidate=Shabbir Anmad Khan Leghari|votes=36,401|percentage=28.06|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sardar Muhammad Khan Leghari|votes=3,623|percentage=2.79|change=}}

{{Election box candidate|party=Others|candidate=Others (two candidates)|votes=2,444|percentage=1.89|change=}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=134,348|percentage=34.26|change=}}

{{Election box total valid|votes=129,732|percentage=96.56|change=}}

{{Election box rejected|votes=4,616|percentage=3.44|change=}}

{{Election box majority|votes=3,476|percentage=2.68|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=392,109}}

{{Election box end}}

By-Election 2011

{{Election box begin|title=By-Election 2011: NA-172 Dera Ghazi Khan-II}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Muslim League (Q)|candidate=Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Laghari|votes=61,918|percentage=51.60|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Muslim League (N)|candidate=Dr Hafiz Abdul Karim|votes=40,460|percentage=33.72|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan People's Party|candidate=Shabbir Anmad Khan Leghari|votes=16,226|percentage=13.52|change=}}

{{Election box candidate|party=Others|candidate=Others (fifteen candidates)|votes=1,398|percentage=1.16|change=}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=123,214|percentage=31.02|change=}}

{{Election box total valid|votes=120,002|percentage=97.39|change=}}

{{Election box rejected|votes=3,212|percentage=2.61|change=}}

{{Election box majority|votes=21,458|percentage=17.88|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=397,159}}

{{Election box end}}

Election 2013

{{see|Pakistani general election, 2013}}

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Hafiz Abdul Kareem of PML-N won by 49,230 votes and became the member of National Assembly. {{Cite web|url=http://www.na.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=840|title = National Assembly of Pakistan}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2013: NA-172 Dera Ghazi Khan-II}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Muslim League (N)|candidate=Abdul Kareem|votes=49,230|percentage=31.11|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sardar Muhammad Jamal Khan|votes=39,389|percentage=24.89|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|candidate=Zartaj Gul Akhwand|votes=38,643|percentage=24.42|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Muslim League (Q)|candidate=Sardar Maqsood Khan Leghari|votes=19,558|percentage=12.36|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Khadim Hussain|votes=5,583|percentage=3.53|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)|candidate=Dr. Saeed Ahmad Buzdar|votes=2,358|percentage=1.49|change=}}

{{Election box candidate|party=Others|candidate=Others (nine candidates)|votes=3,478|percentage=2.20|change=}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=163,847|percentage=47.36|change=}}

{{Election box total valid|votes=158,239|percentage=96.58|change=}}

{{Election box rejected|votes=5,608|percentage=3.42|change=}}

{{Election box majority|votes=9,841|percentage=6.22|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=345,974}}

{{Election box end}}

Election 2018

{{further|Pakistani general election, 2018}}

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of Pakistan |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/detailed-gazette-notification |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=ecp.gov.pk}}

{{Election box begin |title=General election 2018: NA-191 Dera Ghazi Khan-III}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|candidate=Zartaj Gul|votes=79,932|percentage=42.97|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Muslim League (N)|candidate=Awais Leghari|votes=54,571|percentage=29.34|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sardar Dost Muhammad Khan Khosa|votes=31,703|percentage=17.04|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Peoples Party|candidate=Parveen Akhtar|votes=7,961|percentage=4.28|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Dr. Mian Abdul Rehman|votes=5,713|percentage=3.07|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan|candidate=Abdul Rehman|votes=3,667|percentage=1.97|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Sunni Tehreek|candidate=Muhammad Naeem|votes=753|percentage=0.40|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=APML-Jinnah|candidate=Muhammad Al Faisal|votes=542|percentage=0.29|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek|candidate=Ahmad Bakhsh|votes=464|percentage=0.25|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Tanveer Ahmad|votes=274|percentage=0.15|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan|candidate=Izhar UI Hag Qureshi Siddiqui|votes=169|percentage=0.09|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Khaleel Ahmad|votes=161|percentage=0.09|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Javed lqbal|votes=109|percentage=0.06|change=}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=192,422|percentage=50.58|change=}}

{{Election box total valid

|votes =186,019

|percentage =96.67

|change =

}}

{{Election box rejected

|votes =6,403

|percentage =3.33

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|votes=25,361|percentage=13.63|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors =380,414

}}

{{Election box new seat win|winner=Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}

{{Election box end}}

Election 2024

{{Further|Pakistani general election, 2024}}

Elections were held on 8 February 2024. Zartaj Gul won the election with 94,927 votes.{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of Pakistan |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/general-elections-2024 |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=ecp.gov.pk}}{{Election box begin |title=General election 2024: NA-185 Dera Ghazi Khan-II}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Zartaj Gul{{efn|Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed her to run as an Independent|name=Candidate status}}|votes=94,927|percentage=51.41|change={{increase}}8.44}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Mehmood Qadir Khan|votes=39,235|percentage=21.25|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan People's Party|candidate=Dost Muhammad Khosa|votes=26,627|percentage=14.42|change={{increase}}10.14}}

{{Election box candidate|percentage=12.92|votes=23,850|candidate=Others (seventeen candidates)|party=Others|change=}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=198,658|percentage=49.62|change={{decrease}}0.96}}

{{Election box total valid

|votes =184,639

|percentage =92.94

|change =

}}

{{Election box rejected

|votes =14,019

|percentage =7.06

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|votes=55,692|percentage=30.16|change={{increase}}16.53}}

{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors =400,355

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

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References

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{{National Assembly constituencies of Pakistan}}

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