Chakrian is a village in union council of

Langay Langay (لنگے) (official name; Langah لنگہ) is a villageGujrat District Gujrat ( Punjabi and ur, ), is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan. It is bounded on the northeast by Mirpur, on the northwest by the River Jhelum, which separates it from Jhelum District, on the east and southeast by the Chenab Ri ...

of Pakistan.

Demographics

The village has a population of around 5000. It is situated 23 kilometers west of the city of Gujrat. It is one of the very backward villages of Gujrat where electricity came in late '80s.

History

The village was named after the influential Sardar Chakar Singhan, a

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. In the 17th century, the

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saint Shah Sharif converted the residents of the village to

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Sports

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, Kabaddi and

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are popular

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Facilities

After a long phase of darkness, the village of Chakrian offers

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, electricity,

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and 3G/ 4G wireless communications now.

Education

The five schools in Chakrian are: * Government Middle School (for boys, ~400 students) * Government Middle School (for girls, ~250 students) * Rizvan Public Model School (co-education, ~200 students) * Quaid-e-Azam public model school (co-education, ~200 students) * Shaan-e Pakistan Elementary school (co-education)

Languages

The majority of inhabitants speak

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

. Other languages include

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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Governance

2002 general election

During the 2002 elections, former

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Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain defeated

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for NA-105 constituency. At village level, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain won with a majority of 500 votes. For PP-110, former Chief Minister of Punjab

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won election.

won with a majority of 400 votes at village level.

2008 general election

In the 2008 general election,

won. In the Punjab Assembly, the village was represented by Chaudhry Moonis Elahi. At the village level (For NA-105),

received 641 votes and Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain received 459 votes. For PP-110. Nasir Mehmood, of People's Party, got 640 votes while Moonis Elahi could bag only 470 votes.

2013 general election

In the 2013 general election, PMLQ representative

won the constituency "NA105" by a margin of 15000 Votes. For PP-110,

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won by huge margin of 30000. At Village level PMLQ got a lead of 604 Votes over PMLN and PPPP. Former Law Minister Of Punjab, Raja Muhammad Basharat, also won previously from there. It remains in the consistency of Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi Shaheed. Former Deputy Mayor of Union Council Langay belongs to Chakrian.

Local politicians

Local representatives of political parties of

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are as follows: * PML-Q Chaudhry Talib Hussain, Former Mayor Of . * PML-Q Chaudry Nusrat Iqbal (Deputy Nazim) UC langay * PML N Chaudhry Muhammad Asghar * PPPP Chaudhry Ali Bahadur

References

{{Coord, 32.44838, N, 73.882499, E, display=title Populated places in Gujrat District