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PP-48 Bhakkar

Punjab Assembly · 2002 general election

District: Bhakkar

Murid Hussain Shah (PML-Q) won with 44,953 votes, beating Najeeb Ullah Khan (PML-N) by 21,679.

About this result

Murid Hussain Shah of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) won PP-48 Bhakkar in the 2002 general election with 44,953 of the 72,515 votes counted (62%). Najeeb Ullah Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 21,679 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat. It was the 8th-largest winning margin among the 297 Punjab Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Murid Hussain Shah
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
44,95362.0%
Najeeb Ullah Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
23,27432.1%
Manzoor Hussain
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
3,5124.8%
Mazhar Hussain Shah
Pakistan Peoples Party
7761.1%

PP-48 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-48 Bhakkar in 2002?

Murid Hussain Shah (PML-Q) won with 44,953 votes (62%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-48 in 2002?

21,679 votes. Murid Hussain Shah received 44,953 votes and Najeeb Ullah Khan (PML-N) received 23,274.

How many candidates contested PP-48 in 2002?

4 candidates, who received 72,515 votes between them.