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Chakwal ( ضلع چکوال) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Chakwal district was created in 1985, until the year 2000 when divisions were abolished, it was part of Rawalpindi Division.
Administration:-
The district of Chakwal, which covers an area of 6,524, was preciously subdivided into 4 tehsils, these tehsils were formerly part of neighbouring districts:
- Chakwal of Jhelum District
- Talagang of Attock District and police station Choa Saidan Shah, carved out of subdivision Pind Dadan Khan
- Jhelum District, and amalgamating it with sub-division Chakwal.
- Choa Saidan Shah was upgraded to the level of a sub-division in 1993.
At present district Chakwal consists of 4 subdivisions - Chakwal, Talagang , Choa Saidan Shah,and Kallar Kahar, 23 qanungois and 198 patwar circles. The police subdivisions correspond with those of the district administration and there are 11 police stations- Chakwal City, Saddar, Kallar Kahar, Dhumman, Nila, Dhudhial, Talagang City, Saddar, Tamman, Lawa and Choa Saidan Shah.
The district is administratively subdivided into four tehsils and 68 Union Councils:-
Name of Tehsil:- No of Unions:-
Chakwal Tehsil:- 30
Kallar Kahar Tehsil:- 8
Choa Saidan Shah Tehsil:- 7
Talagang Tehsil:- 23
Total:- 68
Constituencies:-
There is one district council, two municipal committees- Chakwal and Talagang and two town committees- Choa Saidan Shah and Kaller Kahar.
The district is represented in the National Assembly by two constituencies NA-60 and NA-61. The district is represented in the provincial assembly by four elected MPAs who represent the following constituencies:
