PK-70 Khyber-II (پی کے-70 خیبر-2) is a constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.It was created in 2018 after merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa before 2019 elections.[1][2][3]
| PK-70 Khyber-II | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly | |
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| Region | Bara and Fort Salop Tehsils (partly) and Jamrud Tehsil of Khyber District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Party | Balochistan Awami Party |
| Member(s) | Bilawal Afridi |
| Created from | PK-106 Khyber-II (2018-2023) |
Members of Assembly edit
2019-2023: PK-106 Khyber-II edit
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Bilawal Afridi | BAP | |
Election 2019 edit
After merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial elections were held for the very first time. Independent candidate Bilawal Afridi won the seat by getting 12,855 votes. He later joined Balochistan Awami Party.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Bilawal Afridi | 12,855 | 37.35 | |
| Independent | Khan Shahid Afridi | 6,304 | 18.32 | |
| PTI | Amir Muhammad Khan Afridi | 5,951 | 17.29 | |
| JI | Shah Jehan | 4,267 | 12.40 | |
| JUI (F) | Ghufranullah | 2,430 | 7.06 | |
| Independent | Suhbat Khan | 960 | 2.79 | |
| PPP | Shah Khalid | 689 | 2.00 | |
| Independent | Muhammad Humayun | 239 | 0.69 | |
| ANP | Naheed | 196 | 0.57 | |
| PML(N) | Said Gah Jan | 121 | 0.35 | |
| Independent | Others (9 Independents) | 405 | 1.18 | |
| Turnout | 34,903 | 23.51 | ||
| Valid ballots | 34,417 | 98.61 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 486 | 1.39 | ||
| Majority | 6,551 | 19.03 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,48,478 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "By District | KP Assembly". www.pakp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ Hashim, Asad. "Historic election held in Pakistan's former tribal districts". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ "Constituency Profile". Election Pakistan. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
- ^ Shah, Waseem Ahmad (2019-08-04). "Tehreek-i-Insaf to bag three tribal districts reserved seats in PA". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
External links edit
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly's official website
- Election Commission of Pakistan's official website
- Awaztoday.com Search Result
- Election Commission Pakistan Search Result
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