NA-56 Rawalpindi-V () is a constituency for the
National Assembly
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of
Pakistan
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.
Members of Parliament
1970–1977: (NW-28 Rawalpindi-III)
1977–2002: NA-38 (Rawalpindi-III)
2002–2018: NA-55 (Rawalpindi-VI)
2018–2023: NA-62 (Rawalpindi-VI)
2024–present: NA-56 Rawalpindi-V
Election 2002
General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002.
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad (; born 6 November 1950) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 38th Interior Minister of Pakistan in Imran Khan government from 2020 to 2022. He is the founder and leader of Awami Muslim League, and also maintains cl ...
an
Independent candidate
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent.
Some politicians have polit ...
won by 40,649 votes.
Election 2008
The result of general election 2008 in this constituency is given below.
Result
Javed Hashmi
Makhdoom Muhammad Javed Hashmi (; born 1 January 1948), is a Pakistani politician, political realist, and a senior conservative thinker on the platform of Pakistan Muslim League (N).
After serving as a cabinet minister in the Sharif's adminis ...
succeeded in the election 2008 and became the member of National Assembly.
By-election 2008
By-election 2010
The by-polls were held in February 2010 and
Malik Shakeel Awan
Malik Shakeel Awan (; born 25 January 1966) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2010 to 2013.
Early life and education
Awan was born on 25 January 1966 in Rawalpindi, Punj ...
was elected to the
National Assembly of Pakistan
The National Assembly of Pakistan, also referred to as ''Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ'', is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being the Senate of Pakistan, Senate. As of 2023, the National Assem ...
from this constituency as a candidate of
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
The Pakistan Muslim League (N) or (PML(N)) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right, Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third-largest party in the Senate of Pakistan, Senate and the larges ...
(PML-N). He received 63,888 votes and defeated
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad (; born 6 November 1950) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 38th Interior Minister of Pakistan in Imran Khan government from 2020 to 2022. He is the founder and leader of Awami Muslim League, and also maintains cl ...
by a great margin.
Election 2013
General elections were held on 11 May 2013.
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad (; born 6 November 1950) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 38th Interior Minister of Pakistan in Imran Khan government from 2020 to 2022. He is the founder and leader of Awami Muslim League, and also maintains cl ...
of
Awami Muslim League won by 95,643 votes and became the member of
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...
.
Election 2018
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
Election 2024
General elections were held on 8 February 2024.
Hanif Abbasi won the election with 96,655 votes.
See also
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NA-55 Rawalpindi-IV
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NA-57 Rawalpindi-VI
Notes
References
External links
Election results official website
Delimitation 2018 official website
Election Commission of Pakistan
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