NA-55 Rawalpindi
National Assembly · by-election after the 2008 general election
Malik Shakeel Awan (PML-N) won with 63,888 votes.
About this result
Malik Shakeel Awan of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-55 Rawalpindi in a by-election held after the 2008 general election with 63,888 of the 115,823 votes counted (55.2%). Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad of AML finished second, 20,913 votes behind. 21 candidates contested the seat.
CandidateVotes
Malik Shakeel Awan
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 63,88855.2%
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad
AML 42,97537.1%
Barrister Shaikh Danish Iftikhar
Independent 5,0204.3%
Dr. Muhammad Kamal
Independent 3,1092.7%
Haji Muhammad Javaid
Awami National Party 1420.1%
Syed Tanveer Hussain Shah Kazmi
Independent 1130.1%
Abdul Sattar
Independent 1070.1%
Muhammad Gulzar Awan
PAP 880.1%
Sajjad Haidar Qadri
ST 880.1%
Hakeem Bashir Bhervi
Independent 600.1%
Malik Muhammad Asif
Independent 380.0%
Naeem-ur-Rehman
Independent 370.0%
Shabaz Bhatti
Independent 350.0%
Khursheed Anwar Qureshi
Independent 290.0%
Talib Hussain Qureshi
Independent 250.0%
Sardar Naseer Ahmed
PFP 210.0%
Parveen Kausar
Independent 190.0%
Kashif Hussain Dutt
MKM 100.0%
Ghulam Hussain Farooqi
Independent 90.0%
Iftikhar Ahmed Waraich
Independent 60.0%
Amin Shahid Gil
Independent 40.0%
NA-55 result in the 2008 general election →
Common questions
Who won NA-55 Rawalpindi in 2008?
Malik Shakeel Awan (PML-N) won with 63,888 votes (55.2%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-55 in 2008?
20,913 votes. Malik Shakeel Awan received 63,888 votes and Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad (AML) received 42,975.
How many candidates contested NA-55 in 2008?
21 candidates, who received 115,823 votes between them.