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NA-159 Khanewal

National Assembly · 2002 general election

District: Khanewal

Malik Ghulam Murtaza Maitla (PML-Q) won with 80,688 votes, beating Chaudhary Iftikhar Nazir (PPP) by 6,479.

About this result

Malik Ghulam Murtaza Maitla of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) won NA-159 Khanewal in the 2002 general election with 80,688 of the 160,150 votes counted (50.4%). Chaudhary Iftikhar Nazir of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 6,479 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Malik Ghulam Murtaza Maitla
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
80,68850.4%
Chaudhary Iftikhar Nazir
Pakistan Peoples Party
74,20946.3%
Chaudhary Abid Rizwan Shaukat
Independent
2,9721.9%
Akhtar Hussain Gill
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
2,1491.3%
Ch. Muhammad Nasar Ullah
Independent
1320.1%

NA-159 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-159 Khanewal in 2002?

Malik Ghulam Murtaza Maitla (PML-Q) won with 80,688 votes (50.4%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-159 in 2002?

6,479 votes. Malik Ghulam Murtaza Maitla received 80,688 votes and Chaudhary Iftikhar Nazir (PPP) received 74,209.

How many candidates contested NA-159 in 2002?

5 candidates, who received 160,150 votes between them.