Constituency PK-93 (Upper Dir-III)

Constituency PK-93 (Upper Dir-III) is a constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1]

Constituency PK-93 (Upper Dir-III)
Constituency
for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
Current constituency

Election 2002

General elections were held on 10 October 2002.

Election 2008

General elections were held on 2008[2]

Contesting Candidates Party Affiliation Votes Polled
M.Shah Zubair Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians 6012
Shameen Khan Awami National Party 1577
Akhoon Zada Sikandar Hazrat Pakistan Muslim League 4003
Malik JehanZeb Khan Pakistan Muslim League (N) 5882
Hayat Khan Independent 8131
Molana Abdullah Banori Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal 479
Ayoub Said Independent 154
Dr Bahramand Khan Independent 145

Election 2013

General elections were held in Pakistan on 11 May 2013 to elect the members of Provincial Assembly Of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.[3][4]

Voting Statistics of Constituency Registered Votes 132335
Votes Polled 40236
Valid Votes 40065
Rejected Votes 1345
Percentage of Votes Polled to Registered Voters 30.40 %
Contesting Candidates Party Affiliation Votes Polled
Akhunzada Hidayat Khan All Pakistan Muslim League 46
Behram Khan Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan 13580
Altaf Hussain Independent 71
Sahib Zada Sanaullah Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians 9799
Amir Zaman Khan Awami National Party 1626
M. Fakhar Hayat Pakistan Muslim League (N) 7975
Muhammad Sajjad Khan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 6158
Hidayat Ullah Khan Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam (F) 637
Dr Behramand Khan Independent 173

Disqualification

Jamaat-e-Islami MPA Malik Behram Khan disqualified over fake degree. He was elected as MPA on a JI ticket from Constituency PK-93 (Upper Dir-III) in the general elections, 2013.[5]

The runner-up candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Sahibzada Sanaullah had challenged Behram's victory, alleging that the JI candidate had submitted a fake bachelor's degree with his nomination papers for the 2013 general election.

The Election Tribunal's presiding officer Justice (R) Shah Jee Rehman issued the verdict on an election petition of rival candidate from Pakistan People's Party, Sahibzada Sanaullah, who accused the MPA of possessing dubious graduation degree and impersonation during an examination.

“After hearing arguments from both the parties, examining statements of official witnesses and records of Malakand University regarding BA degree, the JI MPA does not fulfill the requirements of Sadiq and ‘Ameen under Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution and thus he stands disqualified as MPA of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly,” the tribunal stated in its short order. -

The university cancelled the degree of Malik Behram on ground of impersonation. It had observed that different persons had appeared instead of him to take the graduation part-1 and part-2 examinations in 2005 and 2007, respectively.[6]

Upon enquiry and verification of the degree from the University of Malakand, the tribunal found the allegations against Behram to be true. The tribunal has directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to hold re-election in the constituency.

The JI candidate had secured 13,580[7] votes followed by 9,799[7] votes in favour of the PPP candidate. Behram is currently the chairman of the standing committee on finance and a member of the committees on administration, home and tribal affairs and communication and works.

Re-Election In PK-93

Pakistan People's Party's (PPP) Sahibzada Sanaullah has defeated Malik Azam (son of Malik Behram Khan, former MPA) of Jamaat Islami (JI) in Upper Dir PK-93 by-election.[8] The seat fell vacant after disqualification of former MPA Behram Khan of Jamaat-e-Islami in a fake degree case in July. According to details, Sahibzada Sanaullah bagged 23,291 votes while the runner-up Malik Azam could only secure 19,290 votes.[8] Sanaullah won by a margin of 4001 votes while the turnout remained around 33%. It was considered to be JI's stronghold previously.

Voting Statistics of Constituency Registered Votes 132335
Votes Polled 40236
Valid Votes 43089
Rejected Votes 1026
Percentage of Votes Polled to Registered Voters 33 %
Contesting Candidates Party Affiliation Votes Polled Azam Khan Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan 19290
Jamshed Khan Independent 398
Sahibzada Sanaullah Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians 23291
Shah Faisal Independent 110

See also

References
  1. http://www.pakp.gov.pk/2013/members-directory/by-seat/
  2. "General elections 2008" (PDF). ecp.gov.pk.
  3. "Pakistani general election 2013". ecp.gov.pk.
  4. "PGE 2013". ecp.gov.pk.
  5. "jamaat-e-islami MPA disqualified over fake degree". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
  6. "election-tribunal disqualifies JI MPA in fake degree case". www.thenews.com.pk.
  7. "Pakistani GE 2013". ecp.gov.pk.
  8. "PGE2013". ecp.gov.pk.
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