Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has for the time being finalized the names of its candidates for both the National Assembly (NA) and the Provincial Assembly (PP) seats from nine divisions of Punjab and Islamabad, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Thursday.
The candidates are from Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Lahore, Multan, Bahawalpur and Dera Ghazi Khan divisions.
The party has fielded 24 candidates for the NA and PP seats from the Rawalpindi division.
Similarly, it has awarded tickets to its candidates for 16 NA and 32 PP seats from the Faisalabad division; nine NA and 21 PP seats from three districts of the Lahore division namely Nankana, Sheikhupura and Kasur; eight NA and 15 PP seats from the Sahiwal division; for 15 NA and 29 PP seats from the Gujranwala division; nine NA and 15 PP seats from the Sargodha division.
Likewise, the PML-N has given tickets for 14 NA and 20 PP seats from the Dera Ghazi Khan division; 13 NA and 28 PP seats from the Bahawalpur division, and 14 NA and 26 PP seats from the Multan division.
The party has given tickets to its two candidates from Islamabad.
Candidates from Lahore, Sahiwal divisions
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has issued the final list of its candidates for the upcoming general elections from all districts of Lahore and Sahiwal divisions.
The party has awarded tickets to three candidates from Kasur district of the Lahore division for the National Assembly (NA) seats.
It has given a ticket to Saad Wasim Sheikh for NA-131, to Rana Ishaq Khan for NA-133, and to Rana Muhammad Hayat Khan for NA-134.
From Nankana district of the Lahore division, the party has given a ticket to Chaudhry Barjees Tahir for NA-111, to Dr. Shazra Mansab Ali Khan Kharal for NA-112.
Similarly, from Sheikhupura district of the division, it has awarded a ticket to Ahmad Atiq Anwar for NA-113, to Rana Tanvir Hussain for NA-114, to Mian Javed Latif for NA-115, and to Sardar Muhammad Irfan Dogar for NA-116.
For the Punjab Assembly (PP) seats from the Lahore division, the PML-N has awarded a ticket to Mumtaz Mehmood Khan for PP-143, to Chaudhry Sajjad Haider for PP-144, to Chaudhry Muhammad Ilyas Khan for PP-176, to Muhammad Naeem Safdar for PP-177, to Malik Ahmad Saeed Khan for PP-178, and to Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan for PP-179.
Likewise, the party has given a ticket to Sheikh Allauddin for PP-181, to Muhammad Anwar for PP-182, to Rana Iskandar Hayat for PP-183, to Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan for PP-184.
Similarly, a ticket has been awarded for the provincial assembly seat to Mian Ijaz Hussain Bhatti for PP-132, to Rana Muhammad Arshad for PP-133, to Meher Kashif for PP-134, to Agha Haider Ali Khan for PP-135, to Muhammad Hassan Riaz for PP-136, to Muhammad Arshad for PP-137, to Pir Muhammad Ashraf Rasool for PP-138, to Rana Tanveer Hussain for PP-139, to Mian Abdur Rauf for PP-140, to Muhammad Abdul Latif for PP-141, and to Mehmoodul Haq for PP-142.
Likewise, the PML-N has also announced the names of its candidates from Sahiwal division.
The party has given a ticket to Syed Imran Ahmad for NA-141, to Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf for NA-142, to Nadeem Abbas for NA-134, to Riazul Haq for NA-136, to Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan for NA-137, to Muhammad Moeen Wattoo for NA-138, to Ahmad Raza Maneka for NA-139, and to Rana Aradat Sharif for NA-140.
For the Punjab Assembly seats, the PML-N has given a ticket to Walayat Shah for PP-198, to Qasim Nadeem for PP-199, to Muhammad Arshad Malik for PP-200, to Naveed Aslam Khan for PP-201, to Javed Allauddin for PP-185, to Ghulam Raza for PP-192, to Mian Yawar Zaman for PP-190, to Mian Muhammad Muneer for PP-191, to Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani for PP-186, to Ali Abbas for PP-189, to Chaudhry Iftikhar for PP-187, to Noorul Moeen Wattoo for PP-188, to Sardar Mansab Ali Dogar for PP-197, to Kashif Ali for PP-195, and to Farrukh Javed for PP-196.
Ishaq Dar’s directive
PML-N Election Cell Chairman Senator Ishaq Dar has directed party ticket-holders from Punjab whose names were unveiled a day earlier to pick up their tickets from PML-N Secretariat at 180-H, Model Town, Lahore on Thursday 11th January 2024 from 1130am onwards.
Following are the lists of ticket-holders from other areas:
https://twitter.com/MIshaqDar50/status/1745176794196844842
Reporter Rao Dilshad