# NA-12 Kohistan-cum-Lower Kohistan-cum-Kolai Palas 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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1977 | Fateh M. Khan | PPP |
| 1985 | Fateh M. Khan | Independent |
| 1988 | Dr Mahboob-ur-Rehman | PPP |
| 1990 | M. Afzal Khan | IJI |
| 1993 | Malak Sayed Ahmad | PPP |
| 1997 | Malak Aurangzeb | Independent |

### 2002–2018: NA-23 Kohistan

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2002 | Molvi Abdul Haleem | MMA |
| 2008 | Mehboobullah | Independent |
| 2013 | Sarzameen | Independent |

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

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2018 | Afreen Khan | MMA |

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

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2024 | Malik Muhammad Idrees | PML(N) |

## Elections since 2002
### 2002 general election

2002 General Election: NA-23 (Kohistan) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 4,973 | 12.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,592 | 16.14 |
| | MMA gain from ANP | MMA gain from ANP | | |
A total of 1,012 votes were rejected.

### 2008 general election

2008 General Election: NA-23 (Kohistan) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 688 | 1.30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,086 | 16.70 | +0.56 |
| | Independent gain from MMA | Independent gain from MMA | | | |
A total of 3,386 votes were rejected.

### 2013 general election

2013 General Election: NA-23 (Kohistan) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 5,161 | 10.00 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,565 | 40.24 | +23.54 |
| | Independent gain from Independent | 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 | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 63,229 | 40.89 | 0.65 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,529 | 2.42 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,711 | 2.70 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 154,620 | | |
| | MMA gain from Independent | MMA gain from Independent | MMA gain from Independent | MMA gain from Independent | 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 | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 102,812 | 52.42 | 11.53 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,653 | 1.61 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,996 | 4.94 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 196,125 | | |
| | Independent gain from JUI (F) | Independent gain from JUI (F) | Independent gain from JUI (F) | Independent gain from JUI (F) | Independent gain from JUI (F) |