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NA-188 Bahawalnagar

National Assembly · 2002 general election

District: Bahawalnagar

Syed Muhammad Asgher Shah (PML-Q) won with 77,362 votes, beating Mian Muhammad Akram Wattoo (PPP) by 55,629.

About this result

Syed Muhammad Asgher Shah of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) won NA-188 Bahawalnagar in the 2002 general election with 77,362 of the 126,177 votes counted (61.3%). Mian Muhammad Akram Wattoo of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 55,629 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat. It was the largest winning margin among the 148 National Assembly seats in Punjab.

CandidateVotes
Syed Muhammad Asgher Shah
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
77,36261.3%
Mian Muhammad Akram Wattoo
Pakistan Peoples Party
21,73317.2%
Maulana Moenu ud DIn Wattoo
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
19,06215.1%
Ahmed Farid Chishti
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
8,0206.4%

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Common questions

Who won NA-188 Bahawalnagar in 2002?

Syed Muhammad Asgher Shah (PML-Q) won with 77,362 votes (61.3%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-188 in 2002?

55,629 votes. Syed Muhammad Asgher Shah received 77,362 votes and Mian Muhammad Akram Wattoo (PPP) received 21,733.

How many candidates contested NA-188 in 2002?

4 candidates, who received 126,177 votes between them.