# NA-1 Upper Chitral-cum-Lower Chitral

NA-1 Upper Chitral-cum-Lower Chitral (Urdu: این اے-۱ چترال بالا-بمع-چترال زیریں), is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan, covering the entire districts of Upper and Lower Chitral.

## Historical composition

Previously, it was recognized as NW-15 Chitral from 1970 to 1977 and NA-24 Chitral from 1977 to 1997. In 2002, it was redefined as NA-32 Chitral. Following the 2018 delimitation, the constituency's name was altered to NA-1 Chitral.

## Members of Parliament
### 1977–2002: NA-24 Chitral

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1977 | Abdul Subhan Khan | Independent |
| 1985 | Abdul Subhan Khan | Independent |
| 1988 | Bismillah Khan | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 1990 | Haji Lal Karim | Pakistan Muslim League |
| 1993 | Bismillah Khan | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 1997 | Haji Lal Karim | Pakistan Muslim League |

### 2002–2018: NA-32 Chitral

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2002 | Abdul Akbar Chitrali | MMA |
| 2008 | Shahzada Mohiuddin | Pakistan Muslim League |
| 2013 | Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin | All Pakistan Muslim League |

### 2018: NA-1 Chitral

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2018 | Abdul Akbar Chitrali | MMA |

### Since 2024: NA-1 Upper Chitral-cum-Lower Chitral

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2024 | Abdul Latif | SIC |

## Election 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. PTI backed Independent candidate Abdul Latif won the seat by getting 61,834 votes. He later joined SIC as per party policy.
General election 2024: NA-1 Upper Chitral-cum-Lower Chitral :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Abdul Latif | 61,834 | 38.16 | 14.75 |
| | JUI (F) | Muhammad Talha Mahmood | 42,987 | 26.53 | N/A |
| | PPP | Fazali Rabbi | 23,723 | 14.64 | 5.22 |
| | PML(N) | Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin | 20,007 | 12.35 | 0.44 |
| | JI | Abdul Akbar Chitrali | 9,253 | 5.71 | N/A |
| | ANP | Khadija Bibi | 2,411 | 1.49 | 1.49 |
| | Others | Others (four candidates) | 1,838 | 1.13 | |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 1,62,053 | 97.15 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4,755 | 2.85 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,66,808 | 53.19 | 7.78 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,847 | 11.63 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,13,550 | | |
| | Independent gain from MMA | Independent gain from MMA | Independent gain from MMA | Independent gain from MMA | Independent gain from MMA |

## Election 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

### Contest overview

Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin previously ran twice from this constituency, first in 2002 on Pakistan Muslim League (Q) ticket and then in 2013 on All Pakistan Muslim League ticket. He was runner up in 2002 and winner in 2013. He ran on Pakistan Muslim League (N) ticket in 2018 and lost. Former dictator and president of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf initially expressed intention to run from this constituency being head of All Pakistan Muslim League but he resigned as APML head thus Mohammad Amjad, his replacement ran from this constituency from APML. Saleem Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians had been a member of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from 2008 to 2018 but he ran for National Assembly from this constituency in 2018.

### Results

General election 2018: NA-1 Chitral :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MMA | Abdul Akbar Chitrali | 48,616 | 29.58 | 0.41$^†$ |
| | PTI | Abdul Latif | 38,481 | 23.41 | 4.06 |
| | PPP | Saleem Khan | 32,635 | 19.86 | 3.95 |
| | PML(N) | Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin | 21,016 | 12.79 | 10.82 |
| | Others | Others (seven candidates) | 18,177 | 11.06 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 164,355 | 60.97 | 2.69 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5,430 | 3.30 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,135 | 6.17 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 269,579 | | |
| | MMA gain from APML | MMA gain from APML | MMA gain from APML | MMA gain from APML | MMA gain from APML |
$^†$JI and JUI-F contested as part of MMA

## Election 2013

General Elections were held on 11 May 2013. Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin won this seat with 29,772 votes.
General Election 2013: NA-32 Chitral :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | APML | Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin | 29,772 | 23.83 |
| | PTI | Abdul Latif | 24,182 | 19.35 |
| | JI | Abdul Akbar Chitrali | 20,520 | 16.42 |
| | PPP | Muhammad Hakeem Khan | 19,877 | 15.91 |
| | JUI (F) | Hidayat ur Rehman | 15,928 | 12.75 |
| | ANP | Syed Muzafar Ali Shah Jahan | 6,728 | 5.38 |
| | TPAP | Irshad Alam Khan | 3,948 | 3.16 |
| | PML(N) | Muhammad Younas | 2,463 | 1.97 |
| | Independent | Muhammad Yahya | 941 | 0.75 |
| | Independent | Asma Mehmood | 587 | 0.47 |
| | Independent | Kamal Abdul Jamil | 0 | 0.00 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 124,946 | 95.00 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6,574 | 5.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 131,520 | 63.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,590 | 4.48 |
| | APML gain from PML(Q) | APML gain from PML(Q) | APML gain from PML(Q) | APML gain from PML(Q) |

## Election 2008

General Elections were held on 18 February 2008. Shahzada Mohiuddin won this seat with 33,278 votes.
General Election 2008: NA-32 Chitral :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PML(Q) | Shahzada Mohiuddin | 33,278 | 38.53 |
| | Independent | Sardar Muhammad Khan | 31,120 | 36.03 |
| | PPP | Ghulam Muhyuddin | 18,516 | 21.44 |
| | MMA | Molvi Muhammad Jehangir Khan | 2,759 | 3.19 |
| | Independent | Nadir Khawaja | 695 | 0.80 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 86,368 | 96.42 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,208 | 3.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,576 | 45.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,158 | 2.50 |
| | PML(Q) gain from MMA | PML(Q) gain from MMA | PML(Q) gain from MMA | PML(Q) gain from MMA |

## Election 2002

General Elections were held on 10 October 2002. Abdul Akbar Khan won this seat with 36,130 votes.
General Election 2002: NA-32 Chitral :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MMA | Abdul Akbar Chitrali | 36,130 | 44.38 |
| | PML(Q) | Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin | 23,907 | 29.37 |
| | PPP | Sardar Ali S. Aman | 20,862 | 25.62 |
| | PTI | Abdul Latif | 516 | 0.63 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 81,415 | 96.94 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,572 | 3.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,987 | 49.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,223 | 15.01 |
| | MMA gain from Independent | MMA gain from Independent | MMA gain from Independent | MMA gain from Independent |