NA-115 (Jhang-II)

NA-115 (Jhang-II) (Urdu: این اے-۸۹، جھنگ-۴‎) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It is based on the old NA-89 with the main difference being the transfer of the town of Bagh to the new NA-116 and the inclusion of Jhang No. 2 from the old NA-87.

NA-115 (Jhang-II)
Constituency
for the National Assembly of Pakistan
RegionJhang District
Electorate457,988
Current constituency
Member(s)Ghulam Bibi Bharwana
Created fromNA-89 (Jhang-IV)

Members of Parliament

Since 2018: NA-115 (Jhang-II)
ElectionMemberParty
2018Ghulam Bibi Bharwana PTI

Election 2002

General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Maulana Muhammad Azam Tariq an Independent candidate won by 41,425 votes.[1]

Election 2008

General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Sheikh Waqas Akram of PML-Q won by 51,976 votes.[2]

Election 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Sheikh Muhammad Akram of PML-N won by 74,324 votes and became the member of National Assembly.[3] However an Election tribunal on 4 April 2014 disqualified him on the charges of bogus voting and bank loan default, and named the runner up Maulana Mohammad Ahmed Ludhianvi of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat as the winner.[4]

Election 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-115 (Jhang-II)[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
PTI Ghulam Bibi Bharwana 91,434 36.01
Independent Maulana Muhammad Ahmed Lodhyanvi 68,616 27.02
Independent Shaikh Waqas Akram 60,598 23.86
Others Others (eight candidates) 33,283 13.11
Turnout 262,826 57.39
Total valid votes 253,931 96.62
Rejected ballots 8,895 3.38
Majority 22,818 8.99
Registered electors 457,988
PTI gain from ASWJ
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See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Geo.tv: Latest News Breaking Pakistan, World, Live Videos". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2016-09-30. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (10 April 2014). "ASWJ chief secures NA seat from Jhang". dawn.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 31 August 2018.


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