# NA-172 (Dera Ghazi Khan-II)

Constituency NA-172 (Dera Ghazi Khan-II) (Urdu: این اے-۲۱۷، ڈیرہ غازيخان-۲) was a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It comprised mainly the city of Dera Ghazi Khan and the tehsil of Kot Chutta. After the 2018 delimitations, these areas have been included in NA-191 (Dera Ghazi Khan-III) and NA-192 (Dera Ghazi Khan-IV) respectively; as a district was allocated an additional constituency after the 2017 Census.

## Election 2002

General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Farooq Ahmad Khan Laghari of National Alliance won by 56,343 votes.
General election 2002: NA-172 Dera Ghazi Khan-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | NA | Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Laghari | 56,343 | 51.35 |
| | Independent | Sardar Muhammad Khan Leghari | 39,423 | 35.93 |
| | MMA | Rasheed Ahmad Khan | 7,099 | 6.47 |
| | PPP | Dr. Saeed Ahmad Buzdar | 6,850 | 6.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,845 | 36.66 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 109,715 | 98.10 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,130 | 1.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,920 | 15.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 305,066 | |

## Election 2008

General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Farooq Ahmad Khan Laghari of PML-Q won by 45,370 votes.
General election 2008: NA-172 Dera Ghazi Khan-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PML(Q) | Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari | 45,370 | 34.97 |
| | PML(N) | Abdul Karim | 41,894 | 32.29 |
| | PPP | Shabbir Anmad Khan Leghari | 36,401 | 28.06 |
| | Independent | Sardar Muhammad Khan Leghari | 3,623 | 2.79 |
| | Others | Others (two candidates) | 2,444 | 1.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 134,348 | 34.26 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 129,732 | 96.56 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4,616 | 3.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,476 | 2.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 392,109 | |

## By-Election 2011

By-Election 2011: NA-172 Dera Ghazi Khan-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PML(Q) | Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Laghari | 61,918 | 51.60 |
| | PML(N) | Dr Hafiz Abdul Karim | 40,460 | 33.72 |
| | PPP | Shabbir Anmad Khan Leghari | 16,226 | 13.52 |
| | Others | Others (fifteen candidates) | 1,398 | 1.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,214 | 31.02 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 120,002 | 97.39 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,212 | 2.61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,458 | 17.88 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 397,159 | |

## Election 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Hafiz Abdul Kareem of PML-N won by 49,230 votes and became the member of National Assembly.
General election 2013: NA-172 Dera Ghazi Khan-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PML(N) | Abdul Kareem | 49,230 | 31.11 |
| | Independent | Sardar Muhammad Jamal Khan | 39,389 | 24.89 |
| | PTI | Zartaj Gul Akhwand | 38,643 | 24.42 |
| | PML(Q) | Sardar Maqsood Khan Leghari | 19,558 | 12.36 |
| | Independent | Khadim Hussain | 5,583 | 3.53 |
| | PPP(SB) | Dr. Saeed Ahmad Buzdar | 2,358 | 1.49 |
| | Others | Others (nine candidates) | 3,478 | 2.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 163,847 | 47.36 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 158,239 | 96.58 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5,608 | 3.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,841 | 6.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 345,974 | |