NA-45 (Kurram-I)

NA-45 (Tribal Area-VI) (Urdu: این اے-۳۸، قباَئلی علاقہ-۳) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan comprising mainly Lower Kurram Subdivision and Central Kurram Subdivision of Kurram District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.[1]

NA-45 (Tribal Area-VI)
Constituency
for the National Assembly of Pakistan
RegionKurram District
Electorate198,618
Current constituency
Created fromNA-38 (Tribal Area-III)

Members of Parliament

2002–2018: NA-38 (Tribal Area-III)
ElectionMemberParty
2002Munir Khan Orakzai Independent
2008
2013
No Elections

Since 2018: NA-45 (Tribal Area-VI)
ElectionMemberParty
2018Munir Khan Orakzai MMA
2021Fakhar Zaman Khan PTI
2022Imran Khan

Election 2002
Further information: Pakistani general election, 2002

General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Munir Khan Orakzai an Independent candidate won by 6,619 votes.[2]

Election 2008
Further information: Pakistani general election, 2008

The result of general election 2008 in this constituency is given below.

Result

Munir Khan Orakzai succeeded in the election 2008 and became the member of National Assembly.[3]

General Election 2008: Tribal Area-III
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Munir Khan Orakzai 16,525 67
Independent Maulana Akhunzada Obaidullah Sharif 4,270 17
Independent Habib Malik Orakzai 2,990 12
Others Others 1,115 4

Election 2013
Further information: Pakistani general election, 2013

Due to the volatile security situation in the region the elections were not held for this constituency.[4][5]

Election 2018
Further information: Pakistani general election, 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-45 (Tribal Area-VI)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MMA Munir Khan Orakzai 16,353 29.02
PTI Said Jamal 13,601 24.13
Independent Fakhar Zaman Khan 11,370 20.17
Independent Malak Rasheed Ahmed Khan 6,653 11.81
PPP Arif Hussain 3,534 6.27
Others Others (thirty-four candidates) 4,846 8.60
Turnout 57,893 35.01
Total valid votes 56,357 97.35
Rejected ballots 1,536 2.65
Majority 2,752 4.89
Registered electors 165,368

By-election 2021

The seat of NA-45 fell vacant after the demise of the JUI-F MNA Munir Khan Orakzai. This seat was won by PTI candidate Fakhar Zaman Khan in a February 2021 by-election.[7]

By-election 2021: NA-45 (Kurram-I)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Fakhar Zaman Khan 16,911 29.75 Increase5.72
JUI (F) Jamil Khan Chamkani 15,761 27.73 Decrease1.20
Independent Said Jamal Orakzai 15,559 27.37
Independent Azram Khan 5,222 9.19
Others Others (twenty-three candidates) 3,394 5.97
Turnout 58,663 32.42
Rejected ballots 1,816 3.10
Majority 1,150 2.02
Registered electors 180,931
PTI gain from MMA

By-election 2022
Further information: 2022 Pakistan by-elections

A by-election was held on 30 October 2022 due to the resignation of Fakhar Zaman Khan, the previous MNA from this seat.[9][10]

By-election 2022: NA-45 (Kurram-I)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Imran Khan 20,748 58.42 Increase28.57
JUI (F) Jamil Khan Chamkhani 12,718 35.81 Increase8.08
Others Others (fourteen candidates) 2,050 5.77
Turnout 36,676 18.47 Decrease13.95
Rejected ballots 1,160 3.16 Increase0.06
Majority 8,030 22.61 Increase20.59
Registered electors 198,618
PTI hold

See also

References
  1. Final List of National Assembly Constituencies (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. 2018. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  2. "Election Result NA-38 Fata FATA | Pakistan Election 2013 - geo.tv". Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  3. "Election result 2008 for NA-38". ECP. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  4. "Kurram's displaced: NA-38 candidates ask ECP to delay election – The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. "{title}". Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  6. "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  7. "PTI's Fakharuzaman wins NA-45 Kurram". The News International. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  8. "NA-45 Kurram Detail Bye-Election Result 2021". Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  9. "NA-45 by-poll victory: 'Nation rejected ECP's decision to disqualify Imran Khan'". ARY News. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  10. "Imran defeats PDM's joint candidate in Kurram by-election". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 30 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.


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