NA-160 Bahawalnagar-I

NA-160 Bahawalnagar-I (این اے-160، بہاولنگر-۱) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.^[2]

NA-160 Bahawalnagar-I
Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan
Region	Minchinabad Tehsil and Bahawalnagar Tehsil (partly) of Bahawalnagar District
Electorate	441,348 [1]
Current constituency
Party	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Member	Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo
Created from	NA-188 Bahawalnagar-I

Election 2002

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2002

General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Syed Muhammad Asgher Shah of PML-Q won by 77,362 votes.^[3]

General election 2002: NA-188 Bahawalnagar-I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(Q)	Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah	77,362	61.31
	PPP	Mian Muhammad Akram Wattoo	21,733	17.22
	MMA	Moenu Ud Din Wattoo	19,062	15.11
	PML(N)	Ahmed Farid Chishti	8,020	6.36
Turnout			130,560	45.09
Total valid votes			126,177	96.64
Rejected ballots			4,383	3.36
Majority			55,629	44.09
Registered electors			289,582

Election 2008

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2008

General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Muhammad Akhtar Khadim Alias of PML-Q won by 52,981 votes.^[4]

General election 2008: NA-188 Bahawalnagar-I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(Q)	Muhammad Akhter Khadam Alias Khadam Hussain	52,981	37.10
	PPP	Shokat Ali Joyia Laleka	44,861	31.42
	Independent	Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah	40,191	28.15
	Others	Others (two candidates)	4,766	3.33
Turnout			148,341	54.99
Total valid votes			142,799	96.26
Rejected ballots			5,542	3.74
Majority			8,120	5.68
Registered electors			269,766
	PML(Q) hold

Election 2013

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah, an independent candidate, won by 90,537 votes and became the member of National Assembly.^[5] He joined PML-N after his election.^[6]

General election 2013: NA-188 Bahawalnagar-I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah	90,537	45.79
	PML(N)	Muhammad Akhter Khadam Alias Khadam Hussain	89,262	45.14
	Others	Others (eight candidates)	17,939	9.07
Turnout			207,100	68.20
Total valid votes			197,738	95.48
Rejected ballots			9,392	4.52
Majority			1,275	0.65
Registered electors			303,678
	Independent gain from PML(Q)

Election 2018

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-166 Bahawalnagar-I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo	102,385	46.47
	PTI	Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah	93,291	42.34
	TLP	Muhammad Arshad Khan	18,109	8.22
	PPP	Nazia Ayub	4,128	1.87
	Independent	Syed Nazar Mehmmod Shah	1,630	0.74
	Independent	Shah Sawar	786	0.36
Turnout			225,507	63.16
Total valid votes			220,329	97.70
Rejected ballots			5,178	2.30
Majority			9,094	4.13
Registered electors			356,995

Election 2024

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo won the election with 118,557 votes.^[7]

General election 2024: NA-160 Bahawalnagar-I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo	118,557	45.21
	Independent	Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah	110,492	42.14
	TLP	Saad Hussain Rizvi	21,967	8.38	0.16
	PTI	Noor Muhammad Ghifari[a]	8,498	3.24	39.10
	Others	Others (seven candidates)	2,717	1.04
Turnout			269,235	61.00	2.16
Total valid votes			262,231	97.40
Rejected ballots			7,004	2.60
Majority			8,065	3.08
Registered electors			441,348
	PML(N) gain from TLP

See also

• NA-159 Vehari-IV
• NA-161 Bahawalnagar-II

Notes

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