# NA-53 Rawalpindi-II

NA-53 Rawalpindi-II (این اے-53، راولپنڈی-2) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.

## Area

The constituency consists of Gulzar-e-Quaid, Dhoke Lalyal, Railway Housing Scheme 1-A Chaklala, Dhok Chaudrian, Shakrial, Lalazar, Sher Zaman Colony, Morgah, Gulrez, Safari Villas, Police Foundation, Media Town, Lalkurti, Kotha Kalan, Gulshan Abad, Bahria Town (1,2,3,7,8), Rawat, Kalar Syedah, Munawar, Zulfiqar, Chak Beli Khan, Pindori and Army Officers colony.

## Members of Parliament
### 1970–1977: NW-28 Rawalpindi-III

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1970 | Habib Ahmad | PPP |

### 1977–2002: NA-38 Rawalpindi-III

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1977 | Syed Ali Asghar Shah | PPP |
| 1985 | Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad | Independent |
| 1988 | Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad | IJI |
| 1990 | Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad | IJI |
| 1993 | Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad | PML-N |
| 1997 | Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad | PML-N |

### 2002–2018: NA-52 Rawalpindi-III

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2002 | Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan | PML-N |
| 2008 | Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan | PML-N |
| 2008 by-election | Muhammad Safdar | PML-N |
| 2013 | Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan | PML-N |

### 2018–2023: NA-59 Rawalpindi-III

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2018 | Ghulam Sarwar Khan | PTI |

### 2024–present: NA-53 Rawalpindi-II

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2024 | Qamar-ul-Islam Raja | PML-N |

## Detailed results
### Election 2002

General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan of PML-N won by 73,671 votes.
General election 2002: NA-52 Rawalpindi-III :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PML(N) | Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan | 73,671 | 51.05 |
| | PML(Q) | Muhammad Nasir Raja | 56,645 | 39.25 |
| | PPP | Muhammad Saghir Khokhar | 11,684 | 8.10 |
| | Independent | Sakhawat Hussain | 2,310 | 1.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 150,008 | 48.89 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 144,310 | 96.20 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5,698 | 3.80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,026 | 11.80 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 306,853 | |

### Election 2008

Nisar Ali Khan successfully retained his native National Assembly seat in elections 2008.
General election 2008: NA-52 Rawalpindi-III :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PML(N) | Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan | 97,747 | 50.61 |
| | PML(Q) | Muhammad Nasir Raja | 54,988 | 28.47 |
| | PPP | Khurram Pervaiz Raja | 38,052 | 19.70 |
| | Others | Others (six candidates) | 2,351 | 1.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 196,521 | 52.28 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 193,138 | 98.28 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,383 | 1.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42,759 | 22.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 375,934 | |
| | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold |

### By-Election 2008

By-Election 2008: NA-52 Rawalpindi-III :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PML(N) | Muhammad Safdar | 54,917 | 69.36 |
| | PML(Q) | Muhammad Nasir Raja | 22,773 | 28.76 |
| | Others | Others (five candidates) | 1,485 | 1.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,175 | 21.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 79,175 | 100 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | 0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,144 | 40.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 375,934 | |
| | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold |

### Election 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Nisar Ali Khan of PML-N was yet again successful in retaining his native National Assembly Constituency and he won it with a huge margin. National Assembly.
General election 2013: NA-52 Rawalpindi-III :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PML(N) | Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan | 133,143 | 52.04 |
| | PTI | Ajmal Sabir Raja | 69,769 | 27.27 |
| | PML(Q) | Muhammad Basharat Raja | 43,866 | 17.15 |
| | Others | Others (twelve candidates) | 9,050 | 3.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 260,157 | 57.15 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 255,828 | 98.34 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4,329 | 1.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 63,374 | 24.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 455,186 | |
| | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold |

### Election 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
General election 2018: NA-59 Rawalpindi-III :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PTI | Ghulam Sarwar Khan | 89,055 | 42.41 | |
| | Independent | Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan | 66,369 | 31.61 | |
| | PML(N) | Qamar-ul-Islam Raja | 21,754 | 10.36 | |
| | TLP | Malik Muhammad Taj | 14,320 | 6.82 | |
| | Others | Others (six candidates) | 10,815 | 5.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 209,974 | 58.78 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7,661 | 3.65 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,686 | 10.80 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 357,199 | | |
| | PTI gain from PML(N) | PTI gain from PML(N) | PTI gain from PML(N) | PTI gain from PML(N) | PTI gain from PML(N) |

### Election 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Qamar-ul-Islam Raja won the election with 72,006 votes.
General election 2024: NA-53 Rawalpindi-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PML(N) | Qamar-ul-Islam Raja | 72,006 | 34.64 | 24.28 |
| | Independent | Ajmal Sabir Raja | 58,480 | 28.14 | 14.27 |
| | Independent | Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan | 44,074 | 21.21 | 10.40 |
| | TLP | Muhammad Taimoor Khalid | 21,522 | 10.36 | 3.54 |
| | Others | Others (seventeen candidates) | 11,759 | 5.66 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 213,022 | 53.07 | 5.71 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 207,841 | 97.57 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5,181 | 2.43 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,526 | 6.51 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 401,376 | | |
| | PML(N) gain from PTI | PML(N) gain from PTI | PML(N) gain from PTI | PML(N) gain from PTI | PML(N) gain from PTI |