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PP-8 Rawalpindi

Punjab Assembly · 1993 general election

District: Rawalpindi

Raja Ashfaq Sarwar (PML-N) won with 26,983 votes, beating Hafeez ur Rahman Abbasi (PPP) by 9,914.

About this result

Raja Ashfaq Sarwar of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-8 Rawalpindi in the 1993 general election with 26,983 of the 57,346 votes counted (47.1%). Hafeez ur Rahman Abbasi of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 9,914 votes behind. 9 candidates contested the seat. In 1990, PP-8 Rawalpindi was won by Raja Ashfaq Sarwar Khan (IJI), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Raja Ashfaq Sarwar
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
26,98347.1%
Hafeez ur Rahman Abbasi
Pakistan Peoples Party
17,06929.8%
Raja Zamrud Iqbal
Independent
4,2127.3%
Lieutenant Colonel (R) Naseer Ahmad
Independent
3,1665.5%
Muhammad Arfan Abbasi
Independent
3,1155.4%
Wing Commander (R) Muhammad Zarin Qurashi
Pakistan Islamic Front
2,5154.4%
Muhammad Anwar Abbasi
Independent
1980.3%
Zia ul Haq Abbasi
Independent
500.1%
Ghulam Mustafa Abbasi
Independent
380.1%

PP-8 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-8 Rawalpindi in 1993?

Raja Ashfaq Sarwar (PML-N) won with 26,983 votes (47.1%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-8 in 1993?

9,914 votes. Raja Ashfaq Sarwar received 26,983 votes and Hafeez ur Rahman Abbasi (PPP) received 17,069.

How many candidates contested PP-8 in 1993?

9 candidates, who received 57,346 votes between them.

Who won PP-8 Rawalpindi in 1990?

Raja Ashfaq Sarwar Khan (IJI) with 41,275 votes.