# NA-56 Rawalpindi-V

NA-56 Rawalpindi-V (این اے-56، راولپنڈی-5) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.

## Members of Parliament
### 1970–1977: (NW-28 Rawalpindi-III)

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1970 | Habib Ahmad | PPP |

### 1977–2002: NA-38 (Rawalpindi-III)

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1977 | Syed Ali Asghar Shah | PPP |
| 1985 | Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad | Independent |
| 1988 | Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad | IJI |
| 1990 | Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad | IJI |
| 1993 | Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad | PML-N |
| 1997 | Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad | PML-N |

### 2002–2018: NA-55 (Rawalpindi-VI)

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2002 | Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad | Independent |
| 2008 | Makhdoom Muhammad Javed Hashmi | PML-N |
| 2008 by-election | Pervaiz Khan | PML-N |
| 2010 by-election | Malik Shakeel Awan | PML-N |
| 2013 | Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad | AML |

### 2018–2023: NA-62 (Rawalpindi-VI)

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2018 | Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad | AML |

### 2024–present: NA-56 Rawalpindi-V

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2024 | Hanif Abbasi | PML-N |

## Election 2002

General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad an Independent candidate won by 40,649 votes.
General election 2002: NA-55 Rawalpindi-VI :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad | 40,649 | 42.05 |
| | PPP | Agha Riaz-Ul-lsIam | 28,885 | 29.88 |
| | PML(N) | Sardar Muhammad Tariq | 14,405 | 14.90 |
| | MMA | Tariq Munir Butt | 12,297 | 12.72 |
| | Others | Others (two candidates) | 423 | 0.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,833 | 38.77 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 96,659 | 97.80 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,174 | 2.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,764 | 12.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 254,943 | |

## Election 2008

The result of general election 2008 in this constituency is given below.

### Result

Javed Hashmi succeeded in the election 2008 and became the member of National Assembly.
General election 2008: NA-55 Rawalpindi-VI :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PML(N) | Javed Hashmi | 76,980 | 58.46 | |
| | PPP | Malik Aamer Fida Paracha | 37,397 | 28.40 | |
| | PML(Q) | Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad | 15,780 | 11.98 | |
| | Others | Others (five candidates) | 1,519 | 1.16 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 133,955 | 40.12 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 131,676 | 98.30 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,279 | 1.70 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39,583 | 30.06 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 333,928 | | |
| | 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 2008

By-election 2008: NA-55 Rawalpindi-VI :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PML(N) | Pervaiz Khan | 25,237 | 65.00 |
| | Independent | Ijaz Khan Jazi | 12,205 | 31.44 |
| | Others | Others (sixteen candidates) | 1,383 | 3.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,035 | 11.69 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,825 | 99.46 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 210 | 0.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,032 | 33.56 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 333,928 | |
| | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold |

## By-election 2010

The by-polls were held in February 2010 and Malik Shakeel Awan was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from this constituency as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). He received 63,888 votes and defeated Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad by a great margin.
By-election 2010: NA-55 Rawalpindi-VI :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PML(N) | Malik Shakeel Awan | 63,888 | 53.96 |
| | AML | Shiekh Rasheed Ahmed | 42,530 | 35.92 |
| | Independent | Barrister Shaikh Danish Iftikhar | 5,020 | 4.24 |
| | Independent | Dr. Muhammad Kamal | 3,109 | 2.63 |
| | PTI | Ijaz Khan Jazi | 3,105 | 2.62 |
| | Others | Others (sixteen candidates) | 743 | 0.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 119,408 | 35.77 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 118,395 | 99.15 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,013 | 0.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,358 | 18.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 333,872 | |
| | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold |

## Election 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad of Awami Muslim League won by 95,643 votes and became the member of National Assembly.
General election 2013: NA-55 Rawalpindi-VI :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AML | Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad | 88,627 | 49.98 | |
| | PML(N) | Malik Shakeel Ahmed Awan | 75,306 | 42.46 | |
| | Others | Others (twenty one candidates) | 13,408 | 7.56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 179,865 | 55.51 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 177,341 | 98.60 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,524 | 1.40 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,321 | 7.52 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 324,022 | | |
| | AML gain from PML(N) | AML gain from PML(N) | AML gain from PML(N) | AML gain from PML(N) | AML gain from PML(N) |

## Election 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
General election 2018: NA-62 Rawalpindi-VI :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AML | Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad | 119,362 | 49.97 |
| | PML(N) | Daniyal Chaudhary | 91,879 | 38.76 |
| | Others | Others (ten candidates) | 22,660 | 9.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 235,560 | 52.01 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,869 | 1.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,407 | 11.21 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 452,930 | |
| | AML hold | AML hold | Swing | N/A |

## Election 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Hanif Abbasi won the election with 96,655 votes.
General election 2024: NA-56 Rawalpindi-V :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PML(N) | Hanif Abbasi | 96,655 | 44.95 | 6.19 |
| | Independent | Shehryar Riaz | 82,619 | 38.43 | N/A |
| | Others | Others (twenty-eight candidates) | 35,734 | 16.62 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 219,167 | 41.85 | 10.16 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 215,008 | 98.10 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4,159 | 1.90 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,036 | 6.53 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 523,733 | | |
| | PML(N) gain from AML | PML(N) gain from AML | PML(N) gain from AML | PML(N) gain from AML | PML(N) gain from AML |