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NA-8 Swabi

National Assembly · 1988 general election

District: Swabi

Abdul Khaliq Khan (ANP) won with 40,257 votes, beating Moulvi Hamadullah (IJI) by 3,298.

About this result

Abdul Khaliq Khan of Awami National Party won NA-8 Swabi in the 1988 general election with 40,257 of the 114,948 votes counted (35%). Moulvi Hamadullah of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad finished second, 3,298 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. It was the 7th-closest result among the 26 National Assembly seats in NWFP.

CandidateVotes
Abdul Khaliq Khan
Awami National Party
40,25735.0%
Moulvi Hamadullah
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
36,95932.2%
Abdul Mastan
Pakistan Peoples Party
33,60429.2%
Doctor Iftikhar Ahmad
Independent
2,2942.0%
Arshad Ali Advocate
Independent
1,8341.6%

NA-8 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-8 Swabi in 1988?

Abdul Khaliq Khan (ANP) won with 40,257 votes (35%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-8 in 1988?

3,298 votes. Abdul Khaliq Khan received 40,257 votes and Moulvi Hamadullah (IJI) received 36,959.

How many candidates contested NA-8 in 1988?

5 candidates, who received 114,948 votes between them.