Political parties in the NA-127 Lahore constituency are anticipated to compete fiercely as the country's general elections begin today (Thursday).
Candidates Contesting For NA 127
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Attahullah Tarrar, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Malik Zaheer Abbas Khokhar, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Syed Ihsan Ullah Waqas, and Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) Matloob Ahmad are contesting the elections.
Area
The NA-127 constituency, erstwhile NA-133 Lahore-XI, comprises Model Town Tehsil’s Charge No. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, Charge No. 16’s Circle No. 1, 2, 3, 4, and Charge No. 9 of Walton Cantonment’s Circle No. 1, 2, 3, 6.
Population
The constituency has a total population of 972,875 people, with 527,044 registered to vote. Of these, 273,014 are males and 254,030 are women.
Outline:
In 2018, PML-N candidate Muhammad Pervaiz Malik won the election with 89678 votes, while PTI candidate Ejaz Ahmed Choudhry came in second.