# NA-59 Chakwal-cum-Talagang

NA-59 Chakwal-cum-Talagang (این اے-59، چکوال-کم-تلہ گنگ) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.
It was previously known as (1988–2002) NA-44 Chakwal-II, (2002–2018) NA-61 Chakwal-II and (2018-2022) NA-65 Chakwal-II.

## Members of Parliament
### 1988–2002: NA-44 Chakwal-II

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1988 | Sardar Mansoor Hayat Tamman | IJI |
| 1990 | Sardar Mansoor Hayat Tamman | IJI |
| 1993 | Sardar Mumtaz Khan Tamman | PPP |
| 1997 | Sardar Mansoor Hayat Tamman | PML-N |

### 2002–2018: NA-61 Chakwal-II

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2002 | Muhammad Faiz Malik Tamman | Independent |
| 2008 | Muhammad Faiz Malik Tamman | PML-N |
| 2010 by-election | Sardar Mumtaz Khan Tamman | PML-N |
| 2013 | Sardar Mumtaz Khan Tamman | PML-N |

### 2018–2023: NA-65 Chakwal-II

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2018 | Parvez Elahi | PML (Q) |
| | By-election 2018 | Chaudhry Salik Hussain | PML (Q) |

### 2024–present: NA-59 Chakwal-cum-Talagang

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2024 | Sardar Ghulam Abbas | PML (N) |

## Election 2002

General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Muhammad Faiz, an independent candidate, won by 101,664 votes.
General election 2002: NA-61 Chakwal-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Muhammad Faiz Malik | 101,664 | 52.33 |
| | PML(Q) | Sardar Mansoor Hayat Taman | 76,171 | 39.21 |
| | MMA | Muhammad Amir | 9,754 | 5.02 |
| | PPP | Syed Muhammad Ejaz Shabbir Bukhari | 6,671 | 3.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 198,143 | 55.26 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 194,260 | 98.04 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,883 | 1.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,493 | 13.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 358,593 | |

## Election 2008

The result of general election 2008 and by-elections on 20 October 2010 in this constituency is given below.

### Result

Muhammad Faiz Tamman succeeded in the election 2008 and Sardar Mumtaz Tamman succeeded in By-elections and became the member of National Assembly.
General election 2008: NA-61 Chakwal-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PML(N) | Muhammad Faiz Tamman | 92,201 | 42.75 | |
| | PML(Q) | Parvez Elahi | 91,769 | 42.55 | |
| | PPP | Sardar Mansoor Hayat Taman | 28,807 | 13.36 | |
| | Independent | Malik Muhammad Irfan Hussain | 2,920 | 1.34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 227,093 | 57.54 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 215,697 | 94.98 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11,396 | 5.02 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 0.20 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 394,663 | | |
| | PML(N) gain from Independent | PML(N) gain from Independent | PML(N) gain from Independent | PML(N) gain from Independent | PML(N) gain from Independent |

## By-Election 2010

Though Faiz Tamman resigned in 2010 due to degree issues. By-elections were conducted in Na-61 on 20 October 2010. There were eight candidates. The front two runners were Sardar Mumtaz Khan Tamman & Sardar Mansoor Hayat Tamman. Mumtaz tamman won the by-elections by a very huge margin and became MNA NA-61.
By-Election 2010: NA-61 Chakwal-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PML(N) | Sardar Mumtaz Khan | 104,749 | 70.33 |
| | Independent | Sardar Mansoor Hayat Tamman | 37,986 | 25.50 |
| | ANP | Kamander (R) Ayub Khan | 2,749 | 1.85 |
| | Independent | Yar Muhammad Yasir Malik | 1,177 | 0.79 |
| | Others | Others (six candidates) | 2,286 | 1.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 152,441 | 38.59 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 148,947 | 97.71 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,494 | 2.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66,763 | 44.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 395,039 | |
| | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold |

## Election 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Sardar Mumtaz Khan of PML-N won by 114,282 votes by defeating Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and became the member of National Assembly.
General election 2013: NA-61 Chakwal-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PML(N) | Sardar Mumtaz Khan | 114,282 | 43.05 |
| | PML(Q) | Parvez Elahi | 99,373 | 37.43 |
| | PTI | Sardar Mansoor Hayat Taman | 45,892 | 17.29 |
| | Others | Others (ten candidates) | 5,948 | 2.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 275,247 | 62.04 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 265,495 | 96.46 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9,752 | 3.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,909 | 5.62 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 443,677 | |
| | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold |

## Election 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018. Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) won the election but vacated this constituency in favor of speakership of Punjab Assembly.
General election 2018: NA-65 Chakwal-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PML(Q) | Parvez Elahi | 157,497 | 51.31 | |
| | PML(N) | Muhammad Faiz Malik | 106,081 | 34.56 | |
| | Others | Others (seven candidates) | 43,397 | 14.13 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 316,882 | 57.35 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 306,975 | 96.87 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9,907 | 3.13 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51,416 | 16.75 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 552,523 | | |
| | PML(Q) gain from PML(N) | PML(Q) gain from PML(N) | PML(Q) gain from PML(N) | PML(Q) gain from PML(N) | PML(Q) gain from PML(N) |

## By-election 2018

By-elections were held in this constituency on 14 October 2018.
By-election 2018: NA-65 Chakwal-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PML(Q) | Chaudhry Salik Hussain | 100,917 | 74.76 | 23.45 |
| | TLP | Muhammad Yaqoob | 32,326 | 23.95 | 16.18 |
| | PJDP | Muhammad Amir | 1,745 | 1.29 | 1.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 136,965 | 24.75 | 32.60 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 134,988 | 98.56 | 1.69 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,977 | 1.44 | 1.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68,591 | 50.81 | 34.06 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 553,289 | | |
| | PML(Q) hold | PML(Q) hold | Swing | N/A | |

## Election 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Sardar Ghulam Abbas won the election with 135,123 votes.
General election 2024: NA-59 Chakwal-cum-Talagang :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PML(N) | Sardar Ghulam Abbas | 135,123 | 40.84 | N/A |
| | Independent | Muhammad Roman Ahmed | 125,632 | 37.97 | N/A |
| | TLP | Muhammad Yaqub | 30,246 | 9.14 | 14.81 |
| | PPP | Hassan Sardar | 12,035 | 3.64 | N/A |
| | Others | Others (seventeen candidates) | 27,838 | 8.41 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 338,774 | 55.73 | 30.98 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 330,874 | 97.67 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7,870 | 2.33 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,491 | 2.96 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 607,840 | | |
| | 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 |