# NA-171 Rahim Yar Khan-III

NA-171 Rahim Yar Khan-III (این اے-171، رحیم یار خان-3) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.

## Election 2002

General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Khusro Bakhtiar of PML-Q won by 70,116 votes.
General election 2002: NA-194 Rahim Yar Khan-III :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PML(Q) | Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar | 70,116 | 51.65 |
| | PPP | Makhdoom Shahab-Ud-Din | 59,630 | 43.92 |
| | MMA | Muhammad Mohsin Rehmani | 5,091 | 3.75 |
| | Independent | Muhammad Sadiq Mazhar | 921 | 0.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 138,905 | 46.29 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 135,758 | 97.73 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,147 | 2.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,486 | 7.73 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 300,057 | |

## Election 2008

General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Makhdoom Shahabuddin of PPP won by 59,710 votes.
General election 2008: NA-194 Rahim Yar Khan-III :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PPP | Makhdoom Shahab-Ud-Din | 59,710 | 43.22 | |
| | PML(Q) | Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar | 42,442 | 30.72 | |
| | PML(F) | Makhdoom Syed Ahmad Mahmood | 34,107 | 24.69 | |
| | Others | Others (two candidates) | 1,903 | 1.37 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 142,568 | 39.91 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 138,162 | 96.91 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4,406 | 3.09 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,268 | 12.50 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 357,267 | | |
| | PPP gain from PML(Q) | PPP gain from PML(Q) | PPP gain from PML(Q) | PPP gain from PML(Q) | PPP gain from PML(Q) |

## Election 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Khusro Bakhtiar, an independent, won with 64,272 votes and became the member of National Assembly. He later joined the PML(N).
General election 2013: NA-194 Rahim Yar Khan-III :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar | 64,272 | 39.44 | |
| | PPP | Makhdoom Shahab-Ud-Din | 49,762 | 30.54 | |
| | PML(N) | Makhdoom Moin Ud Din Ali Hashmi | 19,444 | 11.93 | |
| | PTI | Makhdoom Imad Ud Din Hashmi | 15,837 | 9.72 | |
| | Others | Others (eleven candidates) | 13,631 | 8.37 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 169,368 | 56.83 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 205,008 | 96.21 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6,422 | 3.79 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,510 | 8.90 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 298,013 | | |
| | Independent gain from PPP | Independent gain from PPP | Independent gain from PPP | Independent gain from PPP | Independent gain from PPP |

## Election 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
General election 2018: NA-177 Rahim Yar Khan-III :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PTI | Khusro Bakhtiar | 100,804 | 46.50 | |
| | PPP | Makhdoom Shahabudin | 64,660 | 29.83 | |
| | PML(N) | Makhdoom Moin Ud Din Ali Hashmi | 31,848 | 14.69 | |
| | Independent | Nazir Ahmed | 4,097 | 1.89 | |
| | Independent | Makhdoom Imad Ud Din Hashmi | 3,304 | 1.52 | |
| | TLP | Rukhsana Kousar | 3,299 | 1.52 | |
| | Independent | Sardar Muhammad Nawaz Khan | 2,710 | 1.25 | |
| | Pakistan Awami Raj | Jamshed Dasti | 2,120 | 0.98 | |
| | MMA | Ghulam Kibria | 2,091 | 0.96 | |
| | Independent | Syed Ibrar Hussain Shah | 1,238 | 0.57 | |
| | Independent | Muhammad Ahsan Abid | 309 | 0.14 | |
| | Independent | Makhdoom Tahir Rasheed Ud Din | 298 | 0.14 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 223,959 | 54.74 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 216,778 | 96.79 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7,118 | 3.21 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,144 | 16.67 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 409,141 | | |
| | PTI gain from Independent | PTI gain from Independent | PTI gain from Independent | PTI gain from Independent | PTI gain from Independent |

## Election 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Mumtaz Mustafa won the election with 103,834 votes.
General election 2024: NA-171 Rahim Yar Khan-III :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mumtaz Mustafa | 103,834 | 43.96 | 2.54 |
| | Independent | Hashim Jawan Bakht | 56,028 | 23.72 | |
| | PPP | Makhdoom Tahir Rashid Ud Din | 49,019 | 20.75 | 9.08 |
| | PML(N) | Makhdoom Moin Ud Din Ali Hashmi | 10,645 | 4.51 | 10.18 |
| | Others | Others (seven candidates) | 16,671 | 7.06 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 243,782 | 47.23 | 7.51 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 236,197 | 96.89 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7,585 | 3.11 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47,806 | 20.24 | 3.57 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 516,121 | | |

## By-election 2024

A by-election was held on 12 September 2024 due to the death of Mumtaz Mustafa, the previous MNA from this seat. Makhdoom Tahir Rashid ud Din, a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Makhdooms of Mianwali Qureshian’s consensus candidate won the election with 116,429 votes.
By-election 2024: NA-171 Rahim Yar Khan-III :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PPP | Makhdoom Tahir Rashid ud Din | 116,429 | 64.08 | 43.33 |
| | PTI | Rais Hassan Mustafa | 58,251 | 32.06 | 11.90 |
| | Others | Others (five candidates) | 7,006 | 3.86 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 184,887 | 35.79 | 11.44 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 181,686 | 98.27 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,201 | 1.73 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58,178 | 32.02 | 11.78 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 526,973 | | |
| | PPP gain from PTI | PPP gain from PTI | PPP gain from PTI | PPP gain from PTI | PPP gain from PTI |