Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) stalwart Ali Amin Khan Gandapur beat Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman as an independent candidate on NA-44 Dera Ismail Khan-1 constituency.
Gandapur secured 92,612 votes, while Moulana Fazal got 59364 votes.
The NA-44 Dera Ismail Khan-I constituency — formerly NA-38 Dera Ismail Khan-I — comprises Paharpur Tehsil, Charge No 5 of DI Khan Tehsil, DI Khan Cantonment’s Charge No 1, along with Shor Kot and Chahkan Qanungo Halqas of DI Khan Tehsil excluding Kotla Saidan Patwar Circle.
In the previous 2018 general elections, PTI’s Ali Amin Khan Gandapur won by 80,236 votes with Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal’s (MMA) candidate Maulana Fazlur Rehman securing second place with 45,457 votes.
The constituency’s population stands at 772,742 with 391,882 registered voters — of which 208,481 and 183,401 are male and female voters, respectively.
It should be noted that the JI chief also contesting the National Assembly seat from Balochistan where his position is stable and he could become MNA from Balochistan. The results of this constituency are yet to be announced.
