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NA-12 Kohistan-cum-Lower Kohistan-cum-Kolai Palas Kohistan
Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan
Region	Upper Kohistan District Lower Kohistan District Kolai-Palas District
Electorate	196,125
Current constituency
Party	PML(N)
Member(s)	Malik Muhammad Idrees
Created from	NA-11 (Kohistan)

NA-12 Upper Kohistan-cum-Lower Kohistan-cum-Kolai Palas Kohistan (-این اے-12،اپر کوہستان-کم-لوئر کوہستان-کم-کولائی پالاس) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It covers the whole of districts of Kohistan, Lower Kohistan, and Kolai-Palas. The constituency was formerly known as NA-23 (Kohistan) from 1977 to 2018. The name changed to NA-11 (Kohistan) after the delimitation in 2018 and to NA-12 (Kohistan-cum-Lower Kohistan-cum-Kolai Palas Kohistan) after the delimitation in 2022.

Members of Parliament

1977–2002: NA-23 Kohistan

2002–2018: NA-23 Kohistan

2018–2023: NA-11 Kohistan-cum-Lower Kohistan-cum-Kolai Palas Kohistan

2024–present: NA-12 Kohistan-cum-Lower Kohistan-cum-Kolai Palas Kohistan

Elections since 2002

2002 general election

2002 General Election: NA-23 (Kohistan)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	MMA	Abdul Halim Khan	15,603	39.41
	PML-Q	Mehboob Ullah Jan	10,630	26.85
	Independent	Abbas Sarfaraz Khan	7,915	19.99
	Independent	Muhammad Aslam	3,143	7.94
	Independent	Saif-ur-Rehman	1,696	4.28
	PPPP	Afzal Khan	436	1.10
	Independent	Muhammad Anwar	169	0.43
Majority			4,973	12.56
Turnout			39,592	16.14
	MMA gain from ANP

A total of 1,012 votes were rejected.

2008 general election

2008 General Election: NA-23 (Kohistan)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mehboob Ullah Jan	14,100	26.56
	PPPP	Haji Misar Khan	13,412	25.26	+24.16
	PML	Saranzaib Khan	9,625	18.13
	PML-N	Jehanzeb Khan	6,439	12.13
	MMA	Molvi Karimdad	5,418	10.21	−29.20
	Independent	Abdur Rehman	3,960	7.46
	Independent	Didar Khan	78	0.15
	Independent	Abdul Sattar Khan	54	0.10
Majority			688	1.30
Turnout			53,086	16.70	+0.56
	Independent gain from MMA

A total of 3,386 votes were rejected.

2013 general election

2013 General Election: NA-23 (Kohistan)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sar Zamin Khan	17,498	33.93
	JUI-F	Mehboob Ullah Jan	12,337	23.93
	PML-N	Malak Syed Ahmad	11,865	23.01	+10.88
	PML	Alhaaj Malak Aurangzeb Khan	4,997	9.69	−8.44
	Independent	Malak Abad Shah	3,882	7.53
	MDM	Abdul Ghafoor	530	1.03
	Independent	Dilawar Khan	254	0.49
	Independent	Ameez Khan	202	0.39
Majority			5,161	10.00
Turnout			51,565	40.24	+23.54
	Independent gain from Independent

A total of 1,022 votes were rejected.

2018 general election

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-11 (Kohistan-cum-Lower Kohistan-cum-Kolai Palas Kohistan)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	MMA	Afreen Khan	15,859	25.08	0.12
	Independent	Dost Muhammad Shakir	14,148	22.38	22.38
	PML(Q)	Mehboob Ullah Jan	12,627	19.97	10.28
	PTI	Malik Haji Aurangzeb	9,584	15.16	15.16
	Independent	Syed Gul Badshah	4,487	7.10	7.10
	PPP	Malik Noor Wali Shah	4,185	6.62	6.62
	Others	Others (eleven candidates)	810	1.27
Turnout			63,229	40.89	0.65
Rejected ballots			1,529	2.42
Majority			1,711	2.70
Registered electors			154,620
	MMA gain from Independent

Change from combined vote of JUI-F, and MDM in 2013

2024 general election

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Malik Muhammad Idrees won the election with 28,010 votes.

General election 2024: NA-12 Upper Kohistan-cum-Lower Kohistan-cum-Kolai Palas Kohistan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Malik Muhammad Idrees	28,010	27.69	N/A
	JUI (F)	Salah Uddin	23,014	22.75	N/A
	PPP	Mehboob Ullah Jan	21,061	20.82	14.20
	Independent	Molvi Karim Dad	15,493	15.32	N/A
	Others	Others (ten candidates)	13,581	13.43
Turnout			102,812	52.42	11.53
Rejected ballots			1,653	1.61
Majority			4,996	4.94
Registered electors			196,125
	Independent gain from MMA

See also

• NA-11 Shangla
• NA-13 Battagram

References

1. "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
2. "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. ^ http://test1947.ecp.gov.pk/ConstResult.aspx?Const_Id=NA-23&type=NA
5. "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
6. "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
7. "NA-12 Election Result 2024 Kohistan-cum-Kolai Palas, Candidates List". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

External links

• Election result's official website

• National Assembly Constituencies of Pakistan
• Constituencies of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa