# NA-160 Bahawalnagar-I

NA-160 Bahawalnagar-I (این اے-160، بہاولنگر-۱) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.

## Election 2002

General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Syed Muhammad Asgher Shah of PML-Q won by 77,362 votes.
General election 2002: NA-188 Bahawalnagar-I :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PML(Q) | Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah | 77,362 | 61.31 |
| | PPP | Mian Muhammad Akram Wattoo | 21,733 | 17.22 |
| | MMA | Moenu Ud Din Wattoo | 19,062 | 15.11 |
| | PML(N) | Ahmed Farid Chishti | 8,020 | 6.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 130,560 | 45.09 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 126,177 | 96.64 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4,383 | 3.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55,629 | 44.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 289,582 | |

## Election 2008

General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Muhammad Akhtar Khadim Alias of PML-Q won by 52,981 votes.
General election 2008: NA-188 Bahawalnagar-I :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PML(Q) | Muhammad Akhter Khadam Alias Khadam Hussain | 52,981 | 37.10 |
| | PPP | Shokat Ali Joyia Laleka | 44,861 | 31.42 |
| | Independent | Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah | 40,191 | 28.15 |
| | Others | Others (two candidates) | 4,766 | 3.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 148,341 | 54.99 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 142,799 | 96.26 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5,542 | 3.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,120 | 5.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 269,766 | |
| | PML(Q) hold | PML(Q) hold | PML(Q) hold | PML(Q) hold |

## Election 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah, an independent candidate, won by 90,537 votes and became the member of National Assembly. He joined PML-N after his election.
General election 2013: NA-188 Bahawalnagar-I :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah | 90,537 | 45.79 | |
| | PML(N) | Muhammad Akhter Khadam Alias Khadam Hussain | 89,262 | 45.14 | |
| | Others | Others (eight candidates) | 17,939 | 9.07 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 207,100 | 68.20 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 197,738 | 95.48 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9,392 | 4.52 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,275 | 0.65 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 303,678 | | |
| | Independent gain from PML(Q) | Independent gain from PML(Q) | Independent gain from PML(Q) | Independent gain from PML(Q) | Independent gain from PML(Q) |

## Election 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
General election 2018: NA-166 Bahawalnagar-I :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo | 102,385 | 46.47 |
| | PTI | Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah | 93,291 | 42.34 |
| | TLP | Muhammad Arshad Khan | 18,109 | 8.22 |
| | PPP | Nazia Ayub | 4,128 | 1.87 |
| | Independent | Syed Nazar Mehmmod Shah | 1,630 | 0.74 |
| | Independent | Shah Sawar | 786 | 0.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 225,507 | 63.16 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 220,329 | 97.70 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5,178 | 2.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,094 | 4.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 356,995 | |

## Election 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo won the election with 118,557 votes.
General election 2024: NA-160 Bahawalnagar-I :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PML(N) | Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo | 118,557 | 45.21 | |
| | Independent | Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah | 110,492 | 42.14 | |
| | TLP | Saad Hussain Rizvi | 21,967 | 8.38 | 0.16 |
| | Independent | Noor Muhammad Ghifari | 8,498 | 3.24 | 39.10 |
| | Others | Others (seven candidates) | 2,717 | 1.04 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 269,235 | 61.00 | 2.16 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 262,231 | 97.40 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7,004 | 2.60 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,065 | 3.08 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 441,348 | | |
| | PML(N) gain from TLP | PML(N) gain from TLP | PML(N) gain from TLP | PML(N) gain from TLP | PML(N) gain from TLP |