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PP-1 Rawalpindi

Punjab Assembly · 2002 general election

District: Rawalpindi

Raja Muhammad Shafqat Abbasi Advocate (PPP) won with 29,066 votes, beating Saif Ullah Saifi (MMA) by 2,861.

About this result

Raja Muhammad Shafqat Abbasi Advocate of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-1 Rawalpindi in the 2002 general election with 29,066 of the 66,875 votes counted (43.5%). Saif Ullah Saifi of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal finished second, 2,861 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. In 1997, PP-1 Rawalpindi was won by Sardar Muhammad Naseem Khan (PML-N), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Raja Muhammad Shafqat Abbasi Advocate
Pakistan Peoples Party
29,06643.5%
Saif Ullah Saifi
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
26,20539.2%
Col ®Muhammad Riaz Satti
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
5,6198.4%
Haji Muhammad Rashid
Pakistan Awami Tehreek
4,3696.5%
Samira Satti
Independent
1,1791.8%
Major ® Raja Rabnawaz Khan
Independent
4370.7%

PP-1 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-1 Rawalpindi in 2002?

Raja Muhammad Shafqat Abbasi Advocate (PPP) won with 29,066 votes (43.5%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-1 in 2002?

2,861 votes. Raja Muhammad Shafqat Abbasi Advocate received 29,066 votes and Saif Ullah Saifi (MMA) received 26,205.

How many candidates contested PP-1 in 2002?

6 candidates, who received 66,875 votes between them.

Who won PP-1 Rawalpindi in 1997?

Sardar Muhammad Naseem Khan (PML-N) with 37,551 votes.