NA-137 Okara-III

NA-137 Okara-III
NA-137 Okara-III
Constituency; for the National Assembly of Pakistan
Region	Depalpur Tehsil (partly) including Dipalpur City and Renala Khurd Tehsil (partly) of Okara District
Electorate	529,049
Current constituency
Party	Sunni Ittehad Council
Member(s)	Syed Raza Ali Gillani

NA-137 Okara-III (این اے-137، اوكاڑه-3) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.^[2]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2018	Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan	PML (N)

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Syed Raza Ali Gillani	SIC

General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan an Independent candidate won by 62,711 votes.^[3]

General election 2002: NA-146 Okara-IV
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan	62,711	56.35
	PML(Q)	Rao Muhammad Safdar Khan	48,587	43.65
Turnout			115,931	46.58
Total valid votes			111,298	96.00
Rejected ballots			4,633	4.00
Majority			14,124	12.70
Registered electors			248,891

General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Mian Manzoor Ahmad Khan Wattoo an Independent candidate won by 46,941 votes.^[4]

General election 2008: NA-146 Okara-IV
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Mian Manzoor Ahmad Khan Wattoo	46,941	35.05
	PML(Q)	Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan	46,006	34.36
	PPP	Syed Abbas Raza Rizvi	29,709	22.19
	PML(N)	Mian Muhammad Sharif Zafar Joia	8,544	6.38
	Others	Others (six candidates)	2,715	2.02
Turnout			139,601	44.75
Total valid votes			133,915	95.93
Rejected ballots			5,686	4.07
Majority			935	0.69
Registered electors			311,975
	independent politician hold

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan of PML-N won by 109,998 votes and became the member of National Assembly.^[5]

General election 2013: NA-146 Okara-IV
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PML(N)	Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan	109,998	67.24
	PPP	Mian Manzoor Ahmad Khan Wattoo	27,401	16.75
	PTI	Abdur Raoof Dolla	11,999	7.34
	Others	Others (twelve candidates)	14,185	8.67
Turnout			169,493	60.88
Total valid votes			163,583	96.51
Rejected ballots			5,910	3.49
Majority			82,597	50.49
Registered electors			278,408
	PML(N) gain from independent politician

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-143 Okara-III ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PML(N)	Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan	142,988	58.06
	PTI	Syed Gulzar Sibtain Shah	89,177	36.21
	Others	Others (twelve candidates)	14,107	5.73
Turnout			252,198	58.22
Total valid votes			246,272	97.65
Rejected ballots			5,926	2.35
Majority			53,811	21.85
Registered electors			433,216
	PML(N) hold		Swing	N/A

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Syed Raza Ali Gillani won the election with 132,067 votes.^[7]

General election 2024: NA-137 Okara-III
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Syed Raza Ali Gillani^[a]	132,067	46.89	10.68
	PML(N)	Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan	105,470	37.45	20.61
	Others	Others (thirty-two candidates)	44,088	15.65
Turnout			289,898	54.80	3.42
Total valid votes			281,625	97.15
Rejected ballots			8,273	2.85
Majority			26,597	9.44
Registered electors			529,049

^ Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed him to run as an Independent

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