Election 2018: Lahore - In Numbers

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Election 2018: Lahore - In Numbers

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(WebDesk) – The Elections 2018, after having been finally done and dusted, suggest that cricketer-turned Politician Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is hot favorite to form the government in center. Prior to the elections, most analysts and experts were of the view that whoever bags Punjab will most likely triumph in the center as well. Whilst the Pakistan Tehreek–e-Insaf impressed one and all with their performance in Punjab, the PTI could only claim 4 out of 14 seats in PML N’s stronghold, Lahore.

Also Read: Pakistan Election 2018 results: Complete list of winners - national and provincial assemblies

Given below is a breakdown of how respective constituencies in Lahore stand after the General Elections of 2018.

Overall Registered Voters:

Votes Polled & Valid Votes:

Lahore-1

NA – 123

Voter turnout in NA - 123 was over 50%.

Registered Voters: 405,583
Votes Polled: 207,374
Valid Votes: 203,871
Rejected Votes: 3,503
Voter Turnout: 51.13%
Winner: Muhammad Riaz (PML N): 97,193
Runner-up: Waajid Azeem (PTI): 72,535

The statistics of the first constituency indicate that PML N’s candidate Muhammad Riaz was able to oust PTI’s Waajid Azeem with ease gaining an unassailable lead of 24,658 votes.

Lahore-2

NA – 124

Nearly 48% voters showed up to participate in the polls in NA - 124

Registered Voters: 533,497
Votes Polled: 258,730
Valid Votes: 254,901
Rejected Votes: 3,829
Voter Turnout: 48.5%
Winner: Muhammad Hamza Shehbaz Sharif (PML N): 146,294 votes
Runner-up: Muhammad Nauman Qaiser (PTI): 80,981 votes

In Lahore-2, son of Ex – Chief Minster Punjab, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, Hamza Shahbaz Sharif overcame PTI’s Muhammad Nauman Qaiser with a handsome lead of 65,313 votes. The lead indicates Hamza’s strength in his stronghold constituency.

Lahore-3

NA-125

Registered Voters: To be announced
Votes Polled: To be announced
Valid Votes: To be announced
Rejected Votes: To be announced
Voter Turnout: To be announced
Winner: Waheed Alam Khan (PML N): 122,327 votes
Runner-up: Yasmin Rashid (PTI): 105,557 votes

Lahore-3 also saw the candidate of PML N triumph as Waheed Alam Khan led strong opposing candidate, Yasmin Rashid with 16,770 votes.

Lahore-4

NA-126

Registered Voters: To be announced
Votes Polled: To be announced
Valid Votes: To be announced
Rejected Votes: To be announced
Voter Turnout: To be announced
Winner: Muhammad Hammad Azhar (PTI): 105,734 votes
Runner-up: Mehr Ishtiaq Ahmed (PML N): 102,667 votes

NA-126 was the first constituency in Lahore where PTI was able to triumph. Its candidate Muhammad Hammad Azhar won the highly competitive seat after gaining only 3,067 more votes than Mehr Ishtiaq of PML N.

Lahore-5

NA-127

50.75% voters flooded their way to the polling stations to choose their favorite candidates.

Registered Voters: 419,706
Votes Polled: 212,995
Valid Votes: 209,135
Rejected Votes: 3,860
Voter Turnout: 50.75%
Winner: Ali Pervaiz Malik (PML N): 113,265 votes
Runner-up: Jamshed Iqbal (PTI): 66,818 votes

PML N continued its show of strength in Lahore by claiming NA-127 after Ali Pervaiz Malik 46,447 more votes in comparison to PTI’s Jamshed Iqbal.

Lahore-6

NA-128

Registered Voters: 345,763
Votes Polled: 190,893
Valid Votes: 187,080
Rejected Votes: 3,813
Voter Turnout: 55.21%
Winner: Sheikh Rohail Asghar (PML N): 98,199 votes
Runner-up: Ejaz Ahmed (PTI): 52,774 votes

PML N’s veteran party worker and former minister, Sheikh Rohail Asghar bagged 45,425 more votes compared to PTI’s Ejaz Ahmed to claim the constituency of NA-128

Lahore-7

NA-129

A great voter turnout of 54% was seen at NA - 129.

Registered Voters: 404,802
Votes Polled: 218,414
Valid Votes: 214,705
Rejected Votes: 3,709
Voter Turnout: 53.96%
Winner: Sardar Ayaz Sadiq (PML N): 103,021 votes
Runner-up: Abdul Aleem Khan (PTI): 94,879 votes

Another constituency saw PML N triumph over PTI in Lahore as Ex Speaker National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq beat PTI’s stalwart Abdul Aleem Khan by only 8,142 votes.

Lahore-8

NA-130

NA - 130 saw 53% voters show up to cast their votes.

Registered Voters: 483,914
Votes Polled: 256,446
Valid Votes: 252,258
Rejected Votes: 4,188
Voter Turnout: 52.99%
Winner: Shafqat Mehmood (PTI): 127,405 votes
Runner-up: Khawaja Ahmed Hasan (PML N): 104,625 votes

NA-130 saw the return of PTI’s Shafqat Mehmood as an elected MNA as the PTI candidate beat Khawaja Ahmed Hasan by a whopping 22,780 votes. Shafqat Mehmood’s victory meant that the seat was only PTI’s second success as far NA seats are concerned.

Lahore-9

NA-131

Again over 50% voters showed up to vote in NA - 131.

Registered Voters: 364,213
Votes Polled: 191,546
Valid Votes: 188,711
Rejected Votes: 3,835
Voter Turnout: 52.59%
Winner: Imran Khan Niazi (PTI): 84,313 votes
Runner-up: Khawaja Saad Rafique (PML N): 83,633 votes

All eyes were on this constituency ever since the start of polling. When results started puring in, everyone awaited the outcome of NA-131. As fate would have it, Chairman PTI, Imran Khan eventually won the strongly contested constituency by bagging only 680 more votes than Ex Railway Minister, Khawaja Saad Rafique.

Lahore-10

NA-132

The best voter turnout was seen in NA-132 as over 60% voters came to exercies their right to vote.

Registered Voters: 315,104
Votes Polled: 190,493
Valid Votes: 186,969
Rejected Votes: 3,524
Voter Turnout: 60.45%
Winner: Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif (PML N): 95,835 votes
Runner-up: Muhammad Mansha Sindhu (PTI): 40,093 votes

Ex Chief Minister flexed his muscles in his home constituency as he bagged 55,742 more votes than his opponent, PTI’s Mansha Sindhu.

Lahore-11

NA-133

Nearly 52% voters casted their votes in NA - 133.

Registered Voters: 371,676
Votes Polled: 192,878
Valid Votes: 190,531
Rejected Votes: 2,347
Voter Turnout: 51.89%
Winner: Muhammad Pervaiz Malik (PML N): 87,506 votes
Runner-up: Ejaz Ahmed Chaudhry (PTI): 75,731 votes

In a closely contested affair, PML N were able to secure another seat as Muhammad Pervaiz Malik ousted PTI’s Ejaz Chaudhry by claiming 11,775 more votes.

Lahore-12

NA-134

A very good percentage of over 53% was recorded in NA - 134.

Registered Voters: 270,783
Votes Polled: 144,592
Valid Votes: 141,597
Rejected Votes: 2,995
Voter Turnout: 53.40%
Winner: Rana Mubashir Iqbal (PML N): 76,291 votes
Runner-up: Malik Zaheer Abbas Khokhar (PTI): 45,991 votes

Rana Mubashir Iqbal ensured PML N remained strong in Lahore by claiming another seat after he beat Malik Zaheer Khokhar of PTI by getting 30,300 more votes.

Lahore-13

NA-135

Nearly 54% voters showed up to vote in NA - 135.

Registered Voters: 256,481
Votes Polled: 138,348
Valid Votes: 136,375
Rejected Votes: 1,973
Voter Turnout: 53.94%
Winner: Malik Karamat Ali Khokhar (PTI): 64,765 votes
Runner-up: Malik Saif Ul Malook Khokhar (PML N): 55,431 votes

PTi’s fourth and last success in Lahore came in NA-135 as Malik Karamat Ali Khokhar beat Saif Ul Malook Khokhar in a close contest by securing 9,334 more votes.

Lahore-14

NA-136

The last constituency of Lahore saw over 56% voters show up to cast their votes.

Registered Voters: 298,747
Votes Polled: 167,538
Valid Votes: 162,841
Rejected Votes: 4,697
Voter Turnout: 56.08%
Winner: Muhammad Afzal Khokhar (PML N): 88,831 votes
Runner-up: Malik Asad Ali Khokhar (PTI): 44,669 votes

PML N won its 10th seat In Lahore after its candidate Afzal Khokhar demolished PTI’s Malik Asad Khokhar with a lead of 44,162 votes.

The overall results in Lahore suggest that, even though the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) claimed 114 seats in the National Assembly, Lahore still remains a stronghold of the Sharif family and its respective candidates. In the 4/14 seats secured by the PTI only Shafqat Mehmood of NA-130 was able to win by a margin of more than 20,000 votes. In the rest of the 3 constituencies, PTI narrowly beat PML N by securing leads of under 10,000 votes, the lowest being a lead of only 680 votes secured by to be Prime Minister, Imran Khan.

By: Raacikh Asghar