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PP-6 Rawalpindi

Punjab Assembly · 2002 general election

Raja Arshad Mehmood (PML-N) won with 19,079 votes, beating Muhammad Basharat Raja (PML-Q) by 4,378.

About this result

Raja Arshad Mehmood of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-6 Rawalpindi in the 2002 general election with 19,079 of the 49,861 votes counted (38.3%). Muhammad Basharat Raja of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) finished second, 4,378 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. In 1997, PP-6 Rawalpindi was won by Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan (PML-N), so Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes

Raja Arshad Mehmood

Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)

19,07938.3%

Muhammad Basharat Raja

Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)

14,70129.5%

Jaffar Hussain Shah

Pakistan Peoples Party

6,46413.0%

Maj. ® Muhammad Munir Azam

Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal

6,11912.3%

Ch. Mazhar Iqbal

Pakistan Awami Tehreek

1,8973.8%

Mian Muhammad Riaz

Independent

1,6013.2%

PP-6 in other elections

Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.

Common questions

Who won PP-6 Rawalpindi in 2002?

Raja Arshad Mehmood (PML-N) won with 19,079 votes (38.3%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-6 in 2002?

4,378 votes. Raja Arshad Mehmood received 19,079 votes and Muhammad Basharat Raja (PML-Q) received 14,701.

How many candidates contested PP-6 in 2002?

6 candidates, who received 49,861 votes between them.

Who won PP-6 Rawalpindi in 1997?

Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan (PML-N) with 37,496 votes.