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NA-263 Quetta-II

constituency of the National Assembly of Pakistan created in the 2018 delimitation exercise

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 10, 2026
Entity authorityQ58401684 ↗
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NA-263 Quetta-II (این اے-263، کوئٹہ-2) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Assembly Segments

Members of Parliament

2018–2023: NA-265 Quetta-II

2024–present: NA-263 Quetta-II

Election 2002

General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Maulvi Noor Muhammad of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal won by 22,111 votes.

Election 2008

General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Syed Nasir Ali Shah of PPP won by 24,936 votes.

Election 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Mehmood Khan Achakzai of Pakhtun-khwa Milli Awami Party won by 38,552 votes and became the member of National Assembly.

Election 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

Election 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Jamal Shah Kakar won the election with 27,175 votes.

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