Three political heavyweights of different parties are in a face-off on National Assembly constituency (NA-2) Swat-1 where electioneering has picked up momentum despite foggy weather. According to an electoral list issued by the respective returning officer, a total of nine candidates of different political parties and independents are flexing muscle in the said constituency including PML-N KP President, Engr Amir Muqam, Pakistan Peoples Party leader and ex-MNA, Dr Haider Ali Khan, former provincial minister Mohammad Ayub Khan of ANP, Naveed Iqbal of Jumat e Islami and JUI-F candidate Maulana Abdul Ghafoor besides others.
Political observers believed tough electoral contests between Engr Amir Muqam, Dr Haider Ali and Ayub Khan started contacting large tribes to get support for the election 2024. Dr Haider Ali was elected from the constituency with 61,687 votes against Amir Maqam of PML-N who secured the second position with 41,125 votes and Naveed Iqbal of ANP clinched the third position with 18,088 votes in the 2018 election.
Former MNA Salimur Rehman who contested the election on the PTI ticket won it after securing 49,887 votes while Amir Muqam of PML-N got second position with 32,853 votes and JUI-F’s Hafeezur Rehman clinched third position with16,639 votes respectively in 2013 general election.—APP
