NA-166 Bahawalpur-III

NA-166 Bahawalpur-III (این اے-166، بہاولپور-3) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.^[2]

NA-166 Bahawalpur-III
Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan
Region	Ahmadpur East Tehsil (partly) including Ahmedpur East and Uch cities of Bahawalpur District
Electorate	437,448 [1]
Current constituency
Party	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Member(s)	Makhdoom Syed Sami Ul Hassan Gillani
Created from	NA-183 Bahawalpur-I

Members of Parliament

2018–2023: NA-174 Bahawalpur-V

Election		Member	Party
	2018	Makhdoom Syed Sami Ul Hassan Gillani	PTI

2024–present: NA-166 Bahawalpur-III

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Makhdoom Syed Sami Ul Hassan Gillani	PML(N)

Election 2002

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2002

General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Makhdoom Zada Syed Ali Hassan Gillani of PML-Q won by 51,435 votes.^[3]

General election 2002: NA-183 Bahawalpur-I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(Q)	Makhdoom Syed Ali Hassan Gillani	51,435	46.48
	Independent	Mukhdoom Syed Sohail Hassan Gilani	30,482	27.54
	MMA	Manzoor Ahmad Naumani	25,198	22.77
	PML(N)	Malik Muhammad Ramzan	2,568	2.32
	NA	Taj Muhammad Khan Langah	988	0.89
Turnout			114,216	42.01
Total valid votes			110,671	96.90
Rejected ballots			3,545	3.10
Majority			20,953	18.94
Registered electors			271,891

Election 2008

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2008

General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Arif Aziz Sheikh of PPP won by 71,394 votes.^[4]

General election 2008: NA-183 Bahawalpur-I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PPP	Arif Aziz Shaikh	71,394	62.55
	PML(Q)	Mukhdoom Syed Sami-UI-Hassan Gilani	39,644	34.73
	Others	Others (three candidates)	3,107	2.72
Turnout			116,945	37.13
Total valid votes			114,145	97.61
Rejected ballots			2,800	2.39
Majority			31,750	27.82
Registered electors			314,932
	PPP gain from PML(Q)

Election 2013

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Makhdoom Syed Ali Hassan Gillani of PML-N won by 61,891 votes and became the member of National Assembly.^[5]

General election 2013: NA-183 Bahawalpur-I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Makhdoom Syed Ali Hassan Gillani	61,891	38.95
	Bahawalpur National Awami Party	Mukhdoom Syed Sami-UI-Hassan Gilani	47,381	29.81
	PPP	Arif Aziz Shaikh	24,613	15.49
	Independent	Sahibzada Muhammad Gazain Abbasi	16,547	10.41
	Others	Others (eleven candidates)	8,489	5.34
Turnout			165,681	55.90
Total valid votes			158,921	95.92
Rejected ballots			6,660	4.08
Majority			14,510	9.14
Registered electors			296,231
	PML(N) gain from PPP

Election 2018

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-174 Bahawalpur-V ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PTI	Makhdoom Syed Sami Ul Hassan Gillani	63,884	34.14
	Independent	Prince Bahawal Abbas Abbasi	58,092	31.05
	PPP	Syed Ali Hassan Gilani	51,359	27.45
	Others	Others (six candidates)	13,765	7.36
Turnout			194,025	52.68
Total valid votes			187,100	96.43
Rejected ballots			6,925	3.57
Majority			5,792	3.10
Registered electors			368,276
	PTI gain from PML(N)

Election 2024

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Makhdoom Syed Sami Ul Hassan Gillani won the election with 62,157 votes.^[7]

General election 2024: NA-166 Bahawalpur-III

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Makhdoom Syed Sami Ul Hassan Gillani	62,157	29.21
	Independent	Prince Bahawal Abbas Abbasi	48,606	22.84	8.21
	PPP	Syed Ali Hassan Gilani	48,380	22.73	4.72
	Independent	Kanwal Shauzab[a]	35,407	16.64	17.50
	Others	Others (eight candidates)	18,254	8.58
Turnout			220,241	50.35	2.33
Total valid votes			212,804	96.36
Rejected ballots			7,437	3.64
Majority			13,551	6.37
Registered electors			437,448
	PML(N) gain from PTI

See also

• NA-165 Bahawalpur-II
• NA-167 Bahawalpur-IV

Notes

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