PP-8 Rawalpindi
Punjab Assembly · 2002 general election
District: Rawalpindi
Ghulam Sarwar Khan (Independent) won with 21,961 votes, beating Muhammad Waqas (MMA) by 4,861.
About this result
Ghulam Sarwar Khan, an independent candidate, won PP-8 Rawalpindi in the 2002 general election with 21,961 of the 63,686 votes counted (34.5%). Muhammad Waqas of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal finished second, 4,861 votes behind. 10 candidates contested the seat. In 1997, PP-8 Rawalpindi was won by Raja Ishfaq Sarwar (PML-N), so the seat changed hands.
PP-8 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
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- 2013 Malik Taimoor Masood (PTI)Rawalpindi
- 2008 Mrs.Umar Farooq (PML-N)Rawalpindi
- 1997 Raja Ishfaq Sarwar (PML-N)Rawalpindi
- 1993 Raja Ashfaq Sarwar (PML-N)Rawalpindi
- 1990 Raja Ashfaq Sarwar Khan (IJI)Rawalpindi
- 1988 Raja Ashfaq Sarwar Khan (Independent)Rawalpindi
- 1985 Lt. Colonel (R) Naseer Ahmad (Non-party)Rawalpindi
- 1977 Muhammad Hanif Khan Abbasi (PPP)Rawalpindi
- 1970 Khaliq Hussain Mirza (PPP)Rawalpindi
Common questions
Who won PP-8 Rawalpindi in 2002?
Ghulam Sarwar Khan (Independent) won with 21,961 votes (34.5%).
What was the margin of victory in PP-8 in 2002?
4,861 votes. Ghulam Sarwar Khan received 21,961 votes and Muhammad Waqas (MMA) received 17,100.
How many candidates contested PP-8 in 2002?
10 candidates, who received 63,686 votes between them.
Who won PP-8 Rawalpindi in 1997?
Raja Ishfaq Sarwar (PML-N) with 22,468 votes.