February 8 will be a crucial turning point for the South Asian nation as Pakistan’s general elections approach and intense rivalry emerges between political groups in NA-56 Rawalpindi Constituency 5.
Candidates
Sheikh Rashid Ahmad of Awami Muslim League (AML), Muhammad Hanif Abbasi of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Shehryar Riaz supported by Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Sumaira Gul of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Sajjad Akbar Abbasi of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). ) are among the two dozen candidates vying for the seat.
Areas
The constituency (formerly NA-62 Rawalpindi-VI) comprises District No. 1 and 2 of Rawalpindi Metropolitan Corporation, Batch No. 35 and 36, Chaklala Cantonment, except the following batches: Batch No. 5, 6, Rawalpindi Municipality Fees: Fees No. 20, 21, 25, 26, 27 and 28.Summary
In 2018, AML chief Rashid won with 117,719 votes while PML-N’s Daniyal Chaudhry came second.
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The district has a total of 879,357 inhabitants, of which 523,733 are eligible voters. Of these, 272,459 are men and 251,274 are women.