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PP-281 Bahawalnagar

Punjab Assembly · 2002 general election

District: Bahawalnagar

Haji Muhammad Tahir Mehmood (PML-Q) won with 31,109 votes, beating Malik Abdul Ghaffar Awan (PPP) by 5,269.

About this result

Haji Muhammad Tahir Mehmood of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) won PP-281 Bahawalnagar in the 2002 general election with 31,109 of the 64,479 votes counted (48.2%). Malik Abdul Ghaffar Awan of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 5,269 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Haji Muhammad Tahir Mehmood
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
31,10948.2%
Malik Abdul Ghaffar Awan
Pakistan Peoples Party
25,84040.1%
Ch.Hassan Murtaza
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
3,7955.9%
Hafiz Ali Asadullah Asad
National Alliance
1,7632.7%
Farrukh Pasha
Independent
1,6012.5%
Ghulam Mustafa
Independent
2550.4%
Bashir Ahmed
Independent
690.1%
Sahibzada Muhammad Qasim
Independent
470.1%

PP-281 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-281 Bahawalnagar in 2002?

Haji Muhammad Tahir Mehmood (PML-Q) won with 31,109 votes (48.2%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-281 in 2002?

5,269 votes. Haji Muhammad Tahir Mehmood received 31,109 votes and Malik Abdul Ghaffar Awan (PPP) received 25,840.

How many candidates contested PP-281 in 2002?

8 candidates, who received 64,479 votes between them.