NA-6 Lower Dir-I

NA-6 Lower Dir-I (این اے-6، لور دیر-I) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. The area was formerly part of NA-34 (Lower Dir) constituency from 1977 to 2018. The delimitation in 2018 split Lower Dir into two separate constituencies, NA-6 (Lower Dir-I) and NA-7 (Lower Dir-II).^[2]

NA-6 Lower Dir-I
Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan
Region	Lal Qilla Tehsil, Samarbagh Tehsil, Munda Tehsil and Balambat Tehsil (partly) of Lower Dir District
Electorate	457,078 [1]
Current constituency
Created	2018
Party	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Member(s)	Muhammad Bashir Khan
Created from	NA-34 (Lower Dir)

Members of Parliament

Since 2018: NA-6 (Lower Dir-I)

Election		Member	Party
	2018	Mehboob Shah	PTI
	2024	Muhammad Bashir Khan	SIC

2018 general election

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-6 (Lower Dir-I)^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PTI	Mehboob Shah	63,440	36.93	6.75
	MMA	Maulana Asadullah	36,665	21.34	26.89†
	ANP	Zahid Khan	30,682	17.86	11.86
	PPP	Ahmed Hassan	27,774	16.17	11.97
	Others	Others (four candidates)	8,259	4.81
Turnout			171,775	48.90	18.75
Rejected ballots			4,955	2.89
Majority			26,775	15.59
Registered electors			351,245
	PTI gain from JI

^†JI and JUI-F contested as part of MMA

2024 general election

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2018

General elections were held on 8 February 2024.^[4] Muhammad Bashir Khan won the election with 81,229 votes.^[5]

General election 2024: NA-6 Lower Dir-I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Muhammad Bashir Khan[a]	81,229	49.14	12.21
	JI	Siraj-ul-Haq	57,458	34.76	N/A
	Others	Others (nine candidates)	26,622	16.10
Turnout			169,830	37.16	11.74
Rejected ballots			4,521	2.66
Majority			23,771	14.38	1.21
Registered electors			457,075

See also

• NA-5 Upper Dir
• NA-7 Lower Dir-II

Notes

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

References

1. "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
2. Final List of National Assembly Constituencies (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. 2018. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
3. "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
4. "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
5. "NA-6 Election Result 2024 Lower Dir 1, Candidates List". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 16 October 2024.