NA-157 Vehari-II

NA-157 Vehari-II (این اے-157، وِہاڑى-2) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.^[2]

NA-157 Vehari-II
Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan
Region	Burewala Tehsil (partly) and Vehari Tehsil (partly) of Vehari District
Electorate	462,514 [1]
Current constituency
Party	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Member(s)	Syed Sajid Mehdi
Created from	NA-168 Vehari-II

Election 2002

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2002

General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Ishaq Khan Khakwani of PML-Q won by 61,849 votes.^[3]

General election 2002: NA-168 Vehari-II

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(Q)	Ishaq Khan Khakwani	61,849	43.84
	PPP	Shahida Daultana	47,841	33.91
	PML(N)	Tehmina Daultana	31,382	22.25
Turnout			144,845	52.26
Total valid votes			141,072	97.40
Rejected ballots			3,773	2.60
Majority			14,008	9.93
Registered electors			277,169

Election 2008

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2008

General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Azeem Daultana of PPP won by 49,299 votes.^[4]

General election 2008: NA-168 Vehari-II

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PPP	Azeem Daultana	49,299	33.01
	PML(Q)	Ishaq Khan Khakwani	47,898	32.07
	PML(N)	Tehmina Daultana	26,254	17.58
	Independent	Bilal Akbar Bhatti	24,192	16.20
	Others	Others (five candidates)	1,705	1.14
Turnout			153,885	49.10
Total valid votes			149,348	97.05
Rejected ballots			4,537	2.95
Majority			1,401	0.94
Registered electors			313,416
	PPP gain from PML(Q)

By-election 2012

A by-election was held on 25 February 2012 due to the death of Azeem Daultana, the precious member from this seat. Natasha Daultana, his sister, won the election with votes.^[5]

By-election 2012: NA-168 Vehari-II

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PPP	Natasha Daultana	70,146	58.15	35.14
	PML(N)	Bilal Akbar Bhatti	46,328	38.41	20.83
	Independent	Hafiz Muhammad Iqbal Kharal	2,976	2.47
	Others	Others (five candidates)	1,176	0.97
Turnout			122,086	47.28	1.82
Total valid votes			120,626	98.80
Rejected ballots			1,460	1.20
Majority			23,818	19.75	18.81
Registered electors			258,233
	PPP hold

Election 2013

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Syed Sajid Mehdi of PML-N won by 69,049 votes and became the member of National Assembly.^[6]

General election 2013: NA-168 Vehari-II

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Syed Sajid Mehdi	69,049	36.76
	PTI	Ishaq Khan Khakwani	54,334	28.92
	PPP	Natasha Daultana	42,292	22.51
	Independent	Arifa Nazir	17,445	9.29
	Others	Others (nine candidates)	4,729	2.52
Turnout			193,783	61.94
Total valid votes			187,849	96.94
Rejected ballots			5,934	3.06
Majority			14,715	7.84
Registered electors			312,836
	PML(N) gain from PPP

Election 2018

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2018

General elections are scheduled to be held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-163 Vehari-II

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Syed Sajid Mehdi	70,344	33.16
	PTI	Ishaq Khan Khakwani[7]	56,977	26.86
	Independent	Arifa Nazir	29,254	13.79
	PPP	Natasha Daultana	27,726	13.07
	TLP	Syed Muhammad Ismail Shah	15,491	7.30
	PHP	Ghulam Murtaza	5,087	2.40
	Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (Ch.Anwar)	Muhammad Anwar	4,663	2.20
	Independent	Muhammad Javed Khan	1,584	0.75
	Independent	Muhammad Akram	983	0.46
Turnout			218,617	57.99
Total valid votes			212,109	97.02
Rejected ballots			6,508	2.98
Majority			13,367	6.30
Registered electors			377,502

Election 2024

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Syed Sajid Mehdi won the election with 99,615 votes.^[8]

General election 2024: NA-157 Vehari-II

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Syed Sajid Mehdi	99,615	40.14	6.98
	Independent	Sabeen Safdar[a]	80,187	32.31	5.45
	Independent	Bilal Akbar Bhatti	31,386	12.65
	TLP	Muhammad Ali Langrial	24,954	10.05	2.75
	Others	Others (eleven candidates)	12,045	4.85
Turnout			255,169	55.17	2.82
Total valid votes			248,187	97.26
Rejected ballots			6,982	2.74
Majority			19,428	7.83	1.53
Registered electors			462,514

See also

• NA-156 Vehari-I
• NA-158 Vehari-III

Notes

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