NA-56 Rawalpindi
National Assembly · 2002 general election
District: Rawalpindi
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad (Independent) won with 30,951 votes, beating Sardar Shoukat Hayat (PPP) by 11,063.
About this result
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, an independent candidate, won NA-56 Rawalpindi in the 2002 general election with 30,951 of the 82,089 votes counted (37.7%). Sardar Shoukat Hayat of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 11,063 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat.
CandidateVotes
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad
Independent 30,95137.7%
Sardar Shoukat Hayat
Pakistan Peoples Party 19,88824.2%
Dr. Muhammad Afzal Azaz
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal 12,54015.3%
Syed Zafar Ali Shah
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 11,44113.9%
Nilofar Bukhtiar
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) 3,6374.4%
Aamir Mahmood Kiani
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 3,1823.9%
Sajjad Haider Qadri
ST 4500.5%
NA-56 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Muhammad Hanif Abbasi (PML-N)Rawalpindi
- 2018 Maj (R) Tahir Sadiq (PTI)Attock
- 2013 Imran Khan (PTI)Rawalpindi
- 2008 Muhammad Hanif Abbasi (PML-N)Rawalpindi
- 1997 Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla (PML-N)Bhakkar
- 1993 Rasheed Akbar Khan Nawani (Independent)Bhakkar
- 1990 Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla (IJI)Bhakkar
- 1988 Rasheed Akbar Khan Nawani (Independent)Bhakkar
- 1985 Malik Muhammad Aslam Katcheela (Non-party)Sargodha
- 1977 Mahar Khuda Dad Khan (PPP)Sargodha
- 1970 Ghulam Nabi Chaudhary (PPP)Lyallpur
Common questions
Who won NA-56 Rawalpindi in 2002?
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad (Independent) won with 30,951 votes (37.7%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-56 in 2002?
11,063 votes. Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad received 30,951 votes and Sardar Shoukat Hayat (PPP) received 19,888.
How many candidates contested NA-56 in 2002?
7 candidates, who received 82,089 votes between them.