NA-79 Gujranwala-III

NA-79 Gujranwala-III (این اے-79، گوجرانوالہ-3) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.^[2]

NA-79 Gujranwala-III
Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan
Region	Gujranwala City Tehsil (partly) including Eminabad town, Gujranwala Saddar Tehsil (partly) and Kamoke Tehsil (partly) inclujding Kamoke city of Gujranwala District
Electorate	599,139 [1]
Current constituency
Party	Sunni Ittehad Council
Member(s)	Chaudhary Ahsaanullah Virk
Created from	NA-99 Gujranwala-V NA-98 Gujranwala-IV

Members of Parliament

2018–2023: NA-83 Gujranwala-V

Election		Member	Party
	2018	Chaudhary Zulfiqar Bhindar	PML(N)

2024–present: NA-79 Gujranwala-III

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Chaudhary Zulfiqar Bhindar	PML(N)

Election 2002

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2002

General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Rana Umar Nazir Khan of PML-Q won by 62,209 votes.^[3]

General election 2002: NA-99 Gujranwala-V

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(Q)	Rana Umar Nazir Khan	62,209	47.48
	PPP	Ch. Muhammad Abdullah Virk	46,025	35.13
	MMA	Muhammad Ashraf Jilali	14,474	11.05
	PML(N)	Aamar Sohail Mughal	8,310	6.34
Turnout			134,760	47.42
Total valid votes			131,018	97.22
Rejected ballots			3,742	2.78
Majority			16,184	12.35
Registered electors			284,193

Election 2008

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2008

General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan of PML-N won by 60,219 votes.^[4]

General election 2008: NA-99 Gujranwala-V

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan	60,219	41.30
	PPP	Ch. Muhammad Abdullah Virk	44,705	30.66
	PML(Q)	Ch. Shamshad Ahmad Khan	39,986	27.42
	Others	Others (three candidates)	914	0.62
Turnout			149,805	43.80
Total valid votes			145,824	97.34
Rejected ballots			3,981	2.66
Majority			15,514	10.64
Registered electors			342,054
	PML(N) gain from PML(Q)

Election 2013

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Rana Umar Nazir Khan of PML-N won by 97,143 votes and became the member of National Assembly.^[5]

General election 2013: NA-99 Gujranwala-V

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Rana Umar Nazir Khan	97,143	54.08
	PPP	Chaudhary Zulfiqar Bhindar	36,897	20.54
	PTI	Sajid Ali	20,212	11.25
	Independent	Asim Abdullah Virk	17,117	9.53
	Others	Others (twelve candidates)	8,245	4.60
Turnout			185,658	58.38
Total valid votes			179,614	96.75
Rejected ballots			6,044	3.25
Majority			60,246	33.54
Registered electors			318,029
	PML(N) hold

Election 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-83 Gujranwala-V ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Chaudhary Zulfiqar Bhindar	139,235	55.83
	PTI	Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan	75,940	30.45
	Others	Others (eight candidates)	26,203	10.51
Turnout			249,397	55.07
Rejected ballots			8,019	3.21
Majority			63,295	25.38
Registered electors			452,848
	PML(N) hold		Swing	N/A

Election 2024

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Chaudhary Zulfiqar Bhindar won the election with 95,604 votes.^[7]

General election 2024: NA-79 Gujranwala-III

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Chaudhary Zulfiqar Bhindar	95,604	34.53	21.30
	Independent	Chaudhary Ahsaanullah Virk[a]	92,581	33.44	2.99
	TLP	Muhammad Habib	24,491	8.85	0.69
	Independent	Sajid Ali	23,250	8.40
	IPP	Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan	16,796	6.07
	Others	Others (eight candidates)	24,142	8.71
Turnout			300,709	50.19	4.88
Total valid votes			276,864	92.07
Rejected ballots			23,845	7.93
Majority			3,023	1.09	24.29
Registered electors			599,139
	PML(N) hold

See also

• NA-78 Gujranwala-II
• NA-80 Gujranwala-IV

Notes

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