Constituency PP-155


Overview

Name of constituency

PP-155 XIX Lahore Cantonment

Brief introduction

There are 9 union councils in the Provincial Assembly Constituency.
Each union council consists of 15,000 to 20,000 registered voters. In fact, PP-155 is a Cantonment Board area and it is controlled and monitored by the army, so there is no local-body system.
The last election of local bodies was held in 1991.
The total number of registered voters was 164,446 in the 2008 election.

Main developed areas

Phase 1 to 5 and 8, Punjab Society, Sui Gass Society, Fort Villas.

Underdeveloped areas

Iqbal Park, Super Town, Al-Ameen Society, Nayab Sector.

Poor areas

Chungi Amer Sidhu, Fardous Park, Shaukat Town, Amer Sidhu Pind, Farooq Colony, Model Colony 1, 2, Qadri Colony, Peer Colony, Keer Kot.

Rural areas

There are many villages in provincial constituency PP-155. Some are developed and surrounded by DHA and other societies. But some have very poor conditions and facilities.
Mian Naseer Ahmed was elected as Member of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in 2008. He belongs to the Pakistan Muslim League political party.
in 1985 Qazi Abdul hakeem elected as a member of provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an indipandent candidate

Ranking of political parties

  1. Pakistan Muslim League
  2. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
  3. Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians
  4. Other parties