NA-6 Lower Dir-I (این اے-6، لور دیر-I) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. The area was formerly part of NA-34 (Lower Dir) constituency from 1977 to 2018. The delimitation in 2018 split Lower Dir into two separate constituencies, NA-6 (Lower Dir-I) and NA-7 (Lower Dir-II).[2]
| NA-6 Lower Dir-I | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
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| Region | Lal Qilla Tehsil, Samarbagh Tehsil, Munda Tehsil and Balambat Tehsil (partly) of Lower Dir District |
| Electorate | 457,078 [1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Party | Sunni Ittehad Council |
| Member(s) | Muhammad Bashir Khan |
| Created from | NA-34 (Lower Dir) |
Members of Parliament
Since 2018: NA-6 (Lower Dir-I)
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mehboob Shah | PTI | |
| 2024 | Muhammad Bashir Khan | SIC | |
2018 general election
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Mehboob Shah | 63,440 | 36.93 |  6.75 | |
| MMA | Maulana Asadullah | 36,665 | 21.34 |  26.89† | |
| ANP | Zahid Khan | 30,682 | 17.86 | 11.86 | |
| PPP | Ahmed Hassan | 27,774 | 16.17 | 11.97 | |
| Others | Others (four candidates) | 8,259 | 4.81 | ||
| Turnout | 171,775 | 48.90 | 18.75 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 4,955 | 2.89 | |||
| Majority | 26,775 | 15.59 | |||
| Registered electors | 351,245 | ||||
| PTI gain from JI | |||||
†JI and JUI-F contested as part of MMA
2024 general election
General elections were held on 8 February 2024.[4] Muhammad Bashir Khan won the election with 81,229 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Muhammad Bashir Khan[a] | 81,229 | 49.14 | 12.21 | |
| JI | Siraj-ul-Haq | 57,458 | 34.76 | N/A | |
| Others | Others (nine candidates) | 26,622 | 16.10 | ||
| Turnout | 169,830 | 37.16 | 11.74 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 4,521 | 2.66 | |||
| Majority | 23,771 | 14.38 | 1.21 | ||
| Registered electors | 457,075 | ||||