NA-9 Malakand
{{Short description|Constituency of the National Assembly of Pakistan}}
{{Infobox constituency
|type=
|name=NA-9 (Malakand)
|year=
|abolished=
|parl_name=National Assembly of Pakistan
|party=Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|member=Junaid Akbar
|image=NA-9 Malakand (2024).svg
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|region=Malakand District
|elects_howmany=
|electorate=468,451 {{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-35 (Malakand Protected Area)
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NA-9 (Malakand) ({{Nastaliq|این اے-9، مالاکنڈ}}) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It covers the whole of district Malakand. The constituency was formerly known as NA-35 (Malakand) from 1977 to 2018. The name changed to NA-8 (Malakand) after the delimitation in 2018 and NA-9 (Malakand) after the 2022 Delimitation.
Members of Parliament
=1977–2002: NA-35 (Islamabad Capital Area)=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|PPPP}}" | | 1977 | Zahoor Ahmed
| PPP | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" | | 1985 | M. Nawaz Khokhar | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|PPPP}}" | | 1988 | Raja Pervez Khan | PPP |
| style="background-color: {{party color|IJI}}" | | 1990 | M. Nawaz Khokhar | IJI |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" | | 1993 | M. Nawaz Khokhar | PML (N) |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" | | 1997 | Syed Zafar Ali Shah | PML (N) |
=2002–2018: NA-35 (Malakand Protected Area)=
=2018–2022: NA-8 (Malakand Protected Area)=
= 2024–present: NA-9 Malakand =
Elections since 2002
=2002 general election=
{{Election box begin |title=2002 General Election: NA-35 (Malakand Protected Area) {{Cite web |url=http://test1947.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Election%202002/National.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222124528/http://test1947.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Election%202002/National.pdf |archive-date=2015-12-22 |url-status=dead }}}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Maulana Muhammad Inayat-ur-Rehman
|votes = 37,663
|percentage = 54.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Lal Muhammad Khan
|votes = 17,538
|percentage = 25.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Bahr-e-Karam
|votes = 5,167
|percentage = 7.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Muhammad Riaz Khan
|votes = 5,161
|percentage = 7.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Nowsherwan Qasir
|votes = 2,117
|percentage = 3.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Ziaullah
|votes = 1,930
|percentage = 2.77
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority||votes=20,125|percentage=28.92|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=69,576|percentage=34.62|change=}}
{{Election box gain|
|winner = MMA
|loser = PML-N
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
A total of 1,915 votes were rejected.
=2008 general election=
{{Election box begin |title=2008 General Election: NA-35 (Malakand Protected Area) http://test1947.ecp.gov.pk/ConstResult.aspx?Const_Id=NA-35&type=NA {{Dead link|date=September 2022}}}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Lal Muhammad Khan
|votes = 34,472
|percentage = 61.87
|change = +36.66
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Sahibzada Khalid Jan
|votes = 5,555
|percentage = 9.97
|change = -44.16
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Muhammad Riaz
|votes = 5,462
|percentage = 9.80
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Ahmadullah
|votes = 5,427
|percentage = 9.74
|change = +2.31
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Sajjad Ahmad
|votes = 4,800
|percentage = 8.62
|change = +5.85
}}
{{Election box majority||votes=28,917|percentage=51.90|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=55,716|percentage=31.29|change=-3.33}}
{{Election box gain|
|winner = PPPP
|loser = MMA
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
A total of 2,380 votes were rejected.
=2013 general election=
{{Election box begin |title=2013 General Election: NA-35 (Malakand Protected Area) }}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Junaid Akbar
|votes = 51,312
|percentage = 36.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Hafiz Muhammad Saeed
|votes = 22,329
|percentage = 16.07
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Lal Muhammad Khan
|votes = 19,081
|percentage = 13.73
|change = -48.14
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Fida Muhammad
|votes = 18,207
|percentage = 13.10
|change = +4.48
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Bakhtiar Maani
|votes = 16,397
|percentage = 11.80
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Rahmat Shah Sael
|votes = 8,709
|percentage = 6.26
|change = -3.48
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Tehreek-e-Pasmanada Awam Pakistan
|candidate = Muhammad Ibrar
|votes = 1,146
|percentage = 0.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Bacha Hussain|votes=972|percentage=0.70|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Alamgir|votes=411|percentage=0.30|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Ijazur Rahman|votes=227|percentage=0.16|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Alhaj Muhammad Khan|votes=193|percentage=0.14|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=28,983|percentage=20.85|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=138,984|percentage=45.95|change=+14.66}}
{{Election box gain|
|winner = PTI
|loser = PPPP
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
A total of 4,362 votes were rejected.
= 2018 general election =
{{further|Pakistani general election, 2018}}
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
;Contest overview
Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari contested from this constituency and lost the election. Junaid Akbar of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was elected from this constituency in 2013 and retained the seat.
;Results
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2018: NA-8 (Malakand Protected Area){{cite web|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ConstResult.aspx?Const_Id=NA-8&type=NA&Election_ID=10070&Election=GENERAL+ELECTION+25+JUL+2018|title=ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan|website=www.ecp.gov.pk|access-date=16 August 2018}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|candidate=Junaid Akbar|votes=81,310|percentage=43.61|change={{increase}}6.69}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Peoples Party|candidate=Bilawal Bhutto Zardari|votes=43,724|percentage=23.45|change={{increase}}9.72}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal|candidate=Gul Naseeb Khan|votes=31,379|percentage=16.83|change={{decrease}}11.04†}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Others
|candidate = Others (ten candidates)
|votes = 24,065
|percentage = 12.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=186,429|percentage=48.24|change={{increase}}2.29}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 5,591
|percentage = 3.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|votes=37,586|percentage=20.16|change=}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 386,449
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
†JI and JUI-F contested as part of MMA
= 2024 general election =
{{further|Pakistani general election, 2024}}
General elections were held on 8 February 2024.{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of Pakistan |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/general-elections-2024 |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=ecp.gov.pk}} Junaid Akbar won the election with 113,545 votes.{{Cite web |title=NA-9 Election Result 2024 Malakand, Candidates List |url=https://www.geo.tv/election/NA-9 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}{{Election box begin|title=General election 2024: NA-9 Malakand}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Junaid Akbar{{efn|Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed him to run as an Independent|name=Candidate status}}|votes=113,545|percentage=57.83|change={{increase}}14.22}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Peoples Party|candidate=Syed Ahmad Ali Shah|votes=40,785|percentage=20.77|change={{decrease}}2.68}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)|candidate=Kifayat Ullah|votes=16,785|percentage=8.55|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Jamaat-e-Islami|candidate=Jamal Ud Din|votes=16,268|percentage=8.29|change=N/A}}{{Election box candidate
|party = Others
|candidate = Others (eleven candidates)
|votes = 8,971
|percentage = 4.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=202,083|percentage=43.14|change={{decrease}}5.10}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 5,729
|percentage = 2.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|votes=72,760|percentage=37.06|change={{increase}}16.90}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 468,451
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
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