NA-72 Sialkot-III

NA-72 Sialkot-III (این اے-72، سيالکوٹ-3) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It is made up of the Pasrur Tehsil.^[2]

NA-72 Sialkot-III
Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan
Region	Pasrur Tehsil (partly) of Sialkot District
Electorate	475,866 [1]
Current constituency
Party	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Member(s)	Ali Zahid
Created from	NA-114 Sialkot-V

Members of Parliament

2018–2023: NA-74 Sialkot-III

Election		Member	Party
	2018	Ali Zahid	PML (N)

2024–present: NA-72 Sialkot-III

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Ali Zahid	PML (N)

Election 2002

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2002

General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Zahid Hamid of PML-Q won by 73,529 votes.^[3]

General election 2002: NA-114 Sialkot-V

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(Q)	Zahid Hamid Khan	73,529	46.77
	PPP	Ghulam Abbas	64,749	41.18
	PML(N)	Ch. Javed Iqbal Virk	18,172	11.56
	Independent	Khairat Hussain Ch.	779	0.53
Turnout			163,026	47.67
Total valid votes			157,229	96.44
Rejected ballots			5,797	3.56
Majority			8,780	5.59
Registered electors			342,003

Election 2008

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2008

General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Zahid Hamid of PML-N won by 62,362 votes.^[4]

General election 2008: NA-114 Sialkot-V

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Zahid Hamid Khan	62,362	35.61
	PML(Q)	Ch. Abdul Sattar	56,343	32.18
	PPP	Ghulam Abbas	55,797	31.86
	Others	Others (two candidates)	611	0.35
Turnout			181,121	59.34
Total valid votes			175,113	96.68
Rejected ballots			6,008	3.32
Majority			6,019	3.43
Registered electors			305,217
	PML(N) gain from PML(Q)

Election 2013

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Zahid Hamid of PML-N won by 131,607 votes and became the member of National Assembly.^[5]

General election 2013: NA-114 Sialkot-V

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Zahid Hamid Khan	131,607	61.86
	Independent	Ghulam Abbas	38,293	18.00
	Independent	Yasir Irfan ul Islam	18,675	8.78
	PTI	Syed Akhtar Hussain Rizvi	18,535	8.71
	Others	Others (twelve candidates)	5,643	2.65
Turnout			218,028	57.15
Total valid votes			212,753	97.58
Rejected ballots			5,275	2.42
Majority			93,314	43.86
Registered electors			381,496
	PML(N) hold

Election 2018

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-74 Sialkot-III ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Ali Zahid	97,235	36.89
	PTI	Ghulam Abbas	93,734	35.56
	TLP	Shujaat Ali	34,295	13.01
	Others	Others (eight candidates)	29,415	11.16
Turnout			263,607	55.40
Rejected ballots			8,928	3.38
Majority			3,501	1.33
Registered electors			475,866
	PML(N) hold		Swing	N/A

Election 2024

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Ali Zahid won the election with 109,507 votes.

General election 2024: NA-72 Sialkot-III

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Ali Zahid	109,507	37.70	0.81
	Independent	Chaudhry Amjad Ali Bajwa[a]	103,640	35.68	0.12
	TLP	Shujaat Ali	44,522	15.33	2.32
	Independent	Aisf Ali Bajwa	7,585	2.61	N/A
	Independent	Muhammad Akram	5,978	2.06	N/A
	Independent	Iftikhar Afzal	4,860	1.67	N/A
	Others	Others (seventeen candidates)	14,360	4.95
Turnout			298,072	49.84	5.56
Total valid votes			290,452	97.44
Rejected ballots			7,620	2.56
Majority			5,867	2.02	0.69
Registered electors			598,020
	PML(N) hold

See also

• NA-71 Sialkot-II
• NA-73 Sialkot-IV

Notes

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