NA-118: Hamza Shehbaz, Aliya Hamza among prominent candidates vying for this Lahore constituency
- By Web Desk -
- Jan 26, 2024
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shehbaz is considered the strongest candidate in NA-118, Lahore constituency previously named as NA-124.
The constituency includes the walled city of Lahore.
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidate Shahid Abbas and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) backed Aliya Hamza Malik are other prominent candidates.
PROMINENT CANDIDATES- NA 118 Lahore II
| Candidate Name | Party | Electoral Symbol |
| Muhammad Hamza Shehbaz | PML-N | Tiger |
| Rizwan Zia Khan | Independent | Screw |
| Shahid Abbas | PPPP | Arrow |
| Aliya Hamza | Independent/PTI-backed | DICE |
| Muhammad Ijaz Malik | PMML | Chair |
| Muhammad Shoukat | Jamaat-e-Islami | Scale |
| Abid Hussain | Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan | Crane |
In 2018 general elections, PML-N’s Hamza Shehbaz conveniently won this seat (then termed NA-124) against PTI’s Nauman Qaiser and TLP’s Sumaira Naureen. He vacated the seat favor of membership in the Punjab Assembly. A by-election was held in the constituency, which saw PML-N loyalist Shahid Khaqan Abbasi securing a huge win over PTI candidate Ghulam Mohiuddin.
Elections 2024 will be held in Pakistan on February 8, 2024 and a total of 175 parties and a huge number of independent candidates are contesting polls from different National Assembly and Provincial Assembly constitutencies.