NA-77 Gujranwala-I

NA-77 Gujranwala-I (این اے-77، گوجرانوالہ-1) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It encompasses Gujranwala Cantonment and, moreover, the towns of Qila Didar Singh and Ludhewala Warraich. Additionally, it includes portions of the Gujranwala Saddar Tehsil, Gujranwala City Tehsil and the Municipality of Gujranwala.^[2]

NA-77 Gujranwala-I
Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan
Region	Qila Didar Singh and Ludhewala Towns, Gujranwala City (partly) and Cantonment of Gujranwala District
Electorate	483,104 [1]
Current constituency
Party	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Member(s)	Chaudhry Mehmood Bashir
Created from	NA-97 Gujranwala-III NA-98 Gujranwala-IV

Members of Parliament

2018–2023: NA-80 Gujranwala-II

Election		Member	Party
	2018	Chaudhry Mehmood Bashir	PML (N)

2024–present: NA-77 Gujranwala-I

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Chaudhry Mehmood Bashir	PML (N)

Election 2002

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2002

General elections in Gujranwala were held on 10 October 2002. Chaudhry Shahid Akram Bhinder of PML-Q won by 29,375 votes.^[3]

General election 2002: NA-97 Gujranwala-III

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(Q)	Ch. Shahid Akram Bhinder	29,375	32.69
	PPP	Dr. Zafar Ch.	24,461	27.22
	MMA	Shabbir Hussain Abbasi	15,265	16.99
	PML(N)	Ch. Mahmood Bashir Virk	12,491	13.90
	PAT	Ch. Muhammad Ishfaq Butter	6,153	6.85
	Others	Others (four candidates)	2,114	2.35
Turnout			93,254	37.49
Total valid votes			89,859	96.36
Rejected ballots			3,395	3.64
Majority			4,914	5.47
Registered electors			248,771

Election 2008

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2008

General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Chauhary Mehmood Bashir of PML-N won by 48,701 votes.^[4]

General election 2008: NA-97 Gujranwala-III

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Ch. Mahmood Bashir Virk	48,701	42.90
	PPP	Dr. Zafar Ch.	41,545	36.60
	PML(Q)	Ch. Shahid Akram Bhinder	21,626	19.05
	Others	Others (four candidates)	1,444	1.45
Turnout			117,089	34.00
Total valid votes			113,526	96.96
Rejected ballots			3,563	3.04
Majority			7,156	6.30
Registered electors			344,369
	PML(N) gain from PML(Q)

Election 2013

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Chauhary Mehmood Bashir of PML-N won by 104,638 votes and became the member of National Assembly.^[5]

General election 2013: NA-97 Gujranwala-III

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Ch. Mahmood Bashir Virk	104,638	62.50
	PTI	Rana Naeem Ur Rehman Khan	31,436	18.78
	PML(Q)	Ch. Muhammad Anwar Bhinder	16,128	9.63
	Others	Others (thirteen candidates)	15,229	9.09
Turnout			171,659	52.23
Total valid votes			167,431	97.54
Rejected ballots			4,228	2.46
Majority			73,202	43.72
Registered electors			328,632
	PML(N) hold

Election 2018

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-80 Gujranwala-II ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Chaudhry Mehmood Bashir	108,653	50.56
	PTI	Mian Tariq Mehmood	71,937	33.47
	Others	Others (fifteen candidates)	29,065	13.52
Turnout			214,949	53.36
Rejected ballots			5,294	2.46
Majority			36,716	17.08
Registered electors			402,794
	PML(N) hold		Swing	N/A

Election 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Chaudhry Mehmood Bashir won the election with 109,704 votes.^[7]

General election 2024: NA-77 Gujranwala-I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Chaudhry Mehmood Bashir	109,704	44.82	5.74
	Independent	Rashida Tariq[a]	91,825	37.51	4.04
	PPP	Imtiaz Safdar Warraich	17,059	6.97	4.62
	Pakistan Markazi Muslim League	Muzamil Iqbal Hashmi	6,538	2.67	N/A
	JI	Syed Umar Farooq	5,463	2.23	N/A
	Others	Others (twenty candidates)	14,199	5.80
Turnout			252,205	52.20	1.16
Total valid votes			244,788	97.06
Rejected ballots			7,417	2.94
Majority			17,879	7.30	9.78
Registered electors			483,104
	PML(N) hold		Swing	N/A

See also

• NA-76 Narowal-II
• NA-78 Gujranwala-II

Notes

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