NA-259 Kech-cum-Gwadar (این اے-259، کیچ-کم-گوادر)is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It covers southern parts of the district of Kech and whole District Gwadar in the province of Balochistan. The constituency was created in 2022 out of NA-272 (Kech-cum-Gwadar) by taking out Kech District and making it a separate constituency.[1][2]
| NA-259 Kech-cum-Gwadar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
.svg) | |
| Region | Kech District (Partly) Gwadar District |
| Electorate | 222,631 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2022 |
| Party | Pakistan People's Party |
| Member(s) | Malik Shah Gorgaij |
| Created from | NA-271 (Kech) and NA-272 (Lasbela-cum-Gwadar) |
Assembly Segments
edit| Constituency number | Constituency | District | Current MPA | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | PB-24 Gwadar | Gwadar | Hidayat ur Rehman Baloch | HDTB | |
| 25 | PB-25 Kech-I | Kech | Zahoor Ahmed Buledi | PPP | |
| 26 | PB-26 Kech-II | Abdul Malik Baloch | NP | ||
Members of Parliament
edit2018–2023: NA-271 Kech
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Zubaida Jalal Khan | BAP | |
2024–present: NA-259 Kech-cum-Gwadar
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Malik Shah Gorgaij | PPP | |
Election 2002
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Zubada Jalal | 44,177 | 49.63 | ||
| BNM | Dr. Abdul Malik | 36,169 | 40.64 | ||
| MMA | Abdul Haque | 6,252 | 7.02 | ||
| Others | Others (two candidates) | 2,410 | 2.71 | ||
| Turnout | 92,043 | 32.67 | |||
| Total valid votes | 89,008 | 96.70 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 3,035 | 3.30 | |||
| Majority | 8,008 | 8.99 | |||
| Registered electors | 281,748 | ||||
Election 2008
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP (A) | Yaqoob Bizenjo | 61,655 | 59.32 | ||
| Independent | Zubada Jalal | 33,564 | 32.29 | ||
| PPP | Dr. Muhammad Haider Baloch | 3,514 | 3.38 | ||
| PML(N) | Abdul Qadeer | 2,448 | 2.36 | ||
| Others | Others (two candidates) | 2,757 | 2.65 | ||
| Turnout | 107,930 | 34.07 | |||
| Total valid votes | 103,938 | 96.30 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 3,992 | 3.70 | |||
| Majority | 28,091 | 27.03 | |||
| Registered electors | 316,766 | ||||
Election 2013
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Syed Essa Nori | 15,835 | 37.81 | ||
| NP | Muhammad Yasin Baloch | 15,316 | 36.57 | ||
| BNP (A) | Abdul Rauf Rind | 5,147 | 12.29 | ||
| JUI (F) | Abdul Hameed | 2,973 | 7.10 | ||
| JI | Gulab Baloch | 1,108 | 2.65 | ||
| Others | Others (six candidates) | 1,502 | 3.58 | ||
| Turnout | 43,025 | 16.07 | |||
| Total valid votes | 41,881 | 97.34 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,144 | 2.66 | |||
| Majority | 519 | 1.24 | |||
| Registered electors | 267,667 | ||||
Election 2018
editGeneral elections were held on 25 July 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAP | Zubaida Jalal | 33,456 | 38.81 | ||
| BNP (A) | Syed Ehsan Shah | 20,617 | 23.92 | ||
| BNP (M) | Jan Muhammad Dashti | 12,277 | 14.24 | ||
| NP | Abul Hassan | 9,951 | 11.54 | ||
| Independent | Hotman | 5,306 | 6.16 | ||
| Others | Others (ten candidates) | 4,589 | 5.33 | ||
| Turnout | 88,865 | 39.92 | |||
| Total valid votes | 86,196 | 97.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,669 | 3.00 | |||
| Majority | 12,839 | 14.89 | |||
| Registered electors | 222,631 | ||||
| BAP gain from BNP (M) | |||||
Election 2024
editGeneral elections were held on 8 February 2024. Malik Shah Gorgaij won the election with 40,778 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPP | Malik Shah Gorgaij | 40,778 | 35.90 |  35.52
| |
| NP | Abdul Malik Baloch | 22,313 | 19.65 | 8.11
| |
| HDTB | Hussain Baloch | 21,352 | 18.80 | N/A | |
| Independent | Yaqoob Bizanjo | 20,613 | 18.15 | N/A | |
| BNP (M) | Syed Ehsan Shah | 5,493 | 4.84 |  9.40
| |
| Others | Others (fourteen candidates) | 3,028 | 2.67 | ||
| Turnout | 116,140 | 38.20 | 1.72
| ||
| Total valid votes | 113,577 | 97.79 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,563 | 2.21 | |||
| Majority | 18,465 | 16.26 | |||
| Registered electors | 304,040 | ||||
| PPP gain from BNP (M) | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ Final List of National Assembly Constituencies (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. 2018. p. 72. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  | This article about a constituency in Pakistan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |