NA-165 Bahawalpur-II

NA-165 Bahawalpur-II (این اے-165، بہاولپور-2) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.^[2]

NA-165 Bahawalpur-II
Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan
Region	Bahawalpur Saddar Tehsil (partly) and Yazman Tehsil of Bahawalpur District
Electorate	483,582 [1]
Current constituency
Party	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
Member(s)	Tariq Bashir Cheema
Created from	NA-187 Bahawalpur-V

Members of Parliament

2018–2023: NA-172 Bahawalpur-III

Election		Member	Party
	2018	Tariq Bashir Cheema	PML(Q)

2024–present: NA-165 Bahawalpur-II

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Tariq Bashir Cheema	PML(Q)

Election 2002

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2002

General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Aitzaz Ahsan of PPP won by 73,660 votes.^[3]

General election 2002: NA-187 Bahawalpur-V

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PPP	Aitazaz Ahsan	73,660	56.16
	PML(N)	Ch. Khalid Mehmood Jajja	37,775	28.80
	PML(Q)	Azhar Mehmood	17,912	13.66
	Others	Others (two candidates)	1,817	1.38
Turnout			133,596	50.49
Total valid votes			131,164	98.18
Rejected ballots			2,432	1.82
Majority			35,885	27.36
Registered electors			264,580

By-election 2003

By-election 2003: NA-187 Bahawalpur-V

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Syed Tasneem Nawaz Gardezi	63,759	56.15
	Independent	Ch. Saud Majeed	42,916	37.79
	MMA	Maulana M. Shahbaz Bajwa	4,457	3.93
	PPP	Barrister Taj M. Khan Langah	1,644	1.45
	Others	Others (two candidates)	776	0.68
Turnout			114,435	43.25
Total valid votes			113,552	99.23
Rejected ballots			883	0.77
Majority			20,843	18.63
Registered electors			264,580

Election 2008

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2008

General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Chaudhry Saud Majeed of PML-N won by 77,860 votes.^[4]

General election 2008: NA-187 Bahawalpur-V

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Ch. Saud Majeed	77,860	53.79
	PML(Q)	Ch. Pervaiz Elahi	60,079	41.51
	Others	Others (two candidates)	6,807	4.70
Turnout			148,632	46.80
Total valid votes			144,746	97.39
Rejected ballots			3,866	2.61
Majority			17,781	12.28
Registered electors			317,589
	PML(N) gain from PPP

Election 2013

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Ch.Tariq Bashir Cheema of PML-Q won by 92,972 votes and became the member of National Assembly.^[5]

General election 2013: NA-187 Bahawalpur-V

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(Q)	Ch. Tariq Bashir Cheema	92,972	50.40
	PML(N)	Ch. Saud Majeed	88,872	48.18
	Others	Others (nine candidates)	2,612	1.42
Turnout			190,532	67.36
Total valid votes			184,456	96.81
Rejected ballots			6,076	3.19
Majority			4,100	2.22
Registered electors			282,844
	PML(Q) gain from PML(N)

Election 2018

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-172 Bahawalpur-III ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(Q)	Tariq Bashir Cheema	106,383	47.35
	PML(N)	Saud Majeed	101,971	45.38
	Others	Others (four candidates)	16,327	7.27
Turnout			229,275	64.08
Total valid votes			224,681	98.00
Rejected ballots			4,594	2.00
Majority			4,412	1.96
Registered electors			357,821
	PML(Q) hold		Swing	N/A

Election 2024

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Tariq Bashir Cheema won the election with 116,571 votes.^[7]

General election 2024: NA-165 Bahawalpur-II

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(Q)	Tariq Bashir Cheema	116,571	38.93	8.42
	Independent	Saud Majeed	105,758	35.32
	Independent	Basharat Ali[a]	50,349	16.81
	Others	Others (twelve candidates)	26,784	8.94
Turnout			308,297	63.75	0.33
Total valid votes			299,462	97.13
Rejected ballots			8,835	2.87
Majority			10,813	3.61	1.65
Registered electors			483,582
	PML(Q) hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• NA-164 Bahawalpur-I
• NA-166 Bahawalpur-III

Notes

1. Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed him to run as an Independent