NA-109 Jhang-II (این اے-109، جھنگ-2) 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.[2]

NA-109 Jhang-II
Constituency
for the National Assembly of Pakistan
RegionJhang Tehsil (partly) including Jhang City and Shorkot Tehsil (partly) of Jhang District
Electorate593,022 [1]
Current constituency
PartySunni Ittehad Council
Member(s)Sheikh Waqas Akram
Created fromNA-89 Jhang-IV

Members of Parliament

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2018–2023: NA-115 Jhang-II

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Election Member Party
2018 Ghulam Bibi Bharwana PTI

2024–present: NA-109 Jhang-II

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Election Member Party
2024 Sheikh Waqas Akram SIC

Election 2002

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General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Maulana Muhammad Azam Tariq an Independent candidate won by 41,425 votes.[3]

Election 2008

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General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Sheikh Waqas Akram of PML-Q won by 51,976 votes.[4]

Election 2013

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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.[5] 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.[6]

General election 2013: NA-89 Jhang-IV
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PML(N) Sheikh Muhammad Akram 75,053 44.53
MDM Muhammad Ahmad Ludhianvi 72,320 42.91
Others Others (nineteen candidates) 21,178 12.56
Turnout 172,992 59.54
Total valid votes 168,551 97.43
Rejected ballots 4,441 2.57
Majority 2,733 1.62
Registered electors 290,555

Election 2018

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General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-115 Jhang-II [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Ghulam Bibi Bharwana 91,434 36.01
Independent Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi 68,616 27.02
Independent Sheikh 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 Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan

Election 2024

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General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Sheikh Waqas Akram won the election with 176,699 votes.[8]

General election 2024: NA-109 Jhang-II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sheikh Waqas Akram[a] 176,699 58.98  22.97
PML(N) Muhammad Yaqub Sheikh 61,803 20.63  16.79
PRHP Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi 36,410 12.15
Others Others (eighteen candidates) 24,691 8.24
Turnout 308,690 52.05  5.34
Total valid votes 299,603 97.06
Rejected ballots 9,087 2.94
Majority 114,896 38.35  29.36
Registered electors 593,022

See also

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Election Result NA-89 Jhang-IV Punjab | Pakistan Election 2013 - geo.tv". Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Geo.tv: Latest News Breaking Pakistan, World, Live Videos". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (10 April 2014). "ASWJ chief secures NA seat from Jhang". dawn.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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