NA-191 D.G Khan iii    (Old NA-172 D.G.Khan ii)


MNA:  Hafiz Abdul karim
Party: PML-N
Current Political Position
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History
Awais Laghari, Hafiz Abdul Karim, Shabbir Laghari
Former president and the then head of his Millat Party, Farooq Ahmed Khan Laghari won this seat in 2002 as a National Alliance candidate, defeating his cousin Maqsood Leghari’s son, Mohammad Khan Leghari, who was an independent candidate.
In 2008, Farooq Laghari was candidate of PML-Q while PML-N fielded new comer from D.G.Khan city an Ahle- Hadith Aalim Hafiz Abdul Karim.
Lghari defeated Hafiz Abdul Karim with margin of just 4000 votes while PPP’s candidate Shabbir Ahmed Leghari remained third but got considerable 36000 votes.
In 2010 Farooq Laghari died and in bye elections his son Awais Ahmed Laghari on PML-Q ticket defeated Hafiz Abdul karim and this time with quite comfortable margin of 21K votes. In 2011 both Laghari brothers, Jamal Lagharri and Awais Laghari defected to Imran khan’s PTI though Awais did not resigned from his yet.
Update: Laghari Brothers left PTI and contesting independantly while cousin o f their father Maqsood Laghari is contesting on PML-Q ticket with support of PPP, while PML-N is in race with their old candidate Hafiz Abdul Karim. with divided vote bank Lghari’ now its possible for PML-N to take the edge and pocket the seat.

Total population:                           739693
Total Registered Voters:             397159
Provincial Seats:                              3
Results of 2013 Elections:
Hafiz Abdul KarimPML-N49142
Sardar Muhammad Jamal Khan LeghariIndependent39361
Zartaj Gul AkhwandPTI38393
Sardar Maqsood Khan LeghariPML-Q19542
PP-243 (By Elections)
Ahmad Ali Khan DarishakPTI23099
Sardar Muhammad Hissam ud Din KhosaPML-N19294
Sardar Muhammad Saif ud Din Khan KhosaPPP-P17547
PP-244
Syed Abdul Aleem ShahIndependent22213
Akhwand Humayun Raza KhanPTI21478
Sardar Muhammad Hassam Ud Din Khan KhosaPML-N18196
Sheikh Usman FarooqJI4474
Shibli Shab Khaiz GhouriPPP-P4012
PP-245
Sardar Muhammad Jamal Khan LeghariIndependent17908
Sardar Muhammad Khan LeghariPML-Q14410
Zeeshan Haider LeghariPML-N13968
Muhammad Faheem Saeed ChingwaniPTI5127
Ayoub Khan KachillaPPP-SB4808
Khadim HussainMWM4624
Allah Wasaya ChandyaMDM3413

 Results of 2008 (bye-Elections 2010):
Winner Awais Ahmed Khan LaghariPML-QAcquired Votes: 61911
Runner Up Hafiz Abdul KarimPML-NAcquired Votes: 40460
 Results of 2002 Elections:
Winner Farooq Ahmed Khan LaghariNAAcquired Votes: 56343
Runner Up Mohammed Khan LaghariINDAcquired Votes: 39423

Constituency Structure:
1-       D.G. Khan Municipal Committee,
2-      Part D.G. Khan Tehsil