NA-7 Lower Dir-II (این اے-7، لور دیر-II)is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It was created in 2018 by splitting NA-34 (Lower Dir) which contained most of Lower Dir District from 1977 to 2018. It contains Lal Qila Tehsil, Samarbagh Tehsil, Munda Tehsil, and Balambut Tehsil (excluding Balambut and Rabat union councils) of the Lower Dir District while the remaining portion of NA-34 (Lower Dir) was made part of NA-6 (Lower Dir-I).[2]
| NA-7 Lower Dir-II | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
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| Region | Timergara Tehsil, Adenzai Tehsil, Khall Tehsil and Balambat Tehsil (partly) of Lower Dir District |
| Electorate | 413,777 [1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Party | Sunni Ittehad Council |
| Member(s) | Mehboob Shah |
| Created from | NA-34 (Lower Dir) |
Members of Parliament
2018-2023: NA-7 Lower Dir-II
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Muhammad Bashir Khan | PTI | |
| 2024 | Mehboob Shah | SIC | |
2018 general election
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Muhammad Bashir Khan | 63,017 | 43.11 |  12.93 | |
| MMA | Siraj-ul-Haq | 46,040 | 31.50 |  16.73† | |
| Others | Others (six candidates) | 32,666 | 22.35 | ||
| Turnout | 146,178 | 44.22 | 14.07 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 4,455 | 3.04 | |||
| Majority | 16,977 | 11.61 | |||
| Registered electors | 330,592 | ||||
| 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] Mehboob Shah won the election with 84,670 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mehboob Shah[a] | 84,670 | 49.03 | 5.92 | |
| JI | Muhammad Ismail | 31,104 | 18.01 | N/A | |
| PPP | Alam Zaib Khan | 20,464 | 11.85 | 4.80 | |
| ANP | Zahid Khan | 16,653 | 9.64 | 4.18 | |
| JUI (F) | Siraj Ud Din | 13,862 | 8.03 | N/A | |
| Others | Others (eleven candidates) | 5,935 | 3.44 | ||
| Turnout | 176,936 | 42.76 | 1.46 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 4,248 | 2.40 | |||
| Majority | 53,566 | 31.02 | 19.36 | ||
| Registered electors | 413,777 | ||||