Closest results, 2008
The 20 smallest winning margins in the National Assembly and in the provincial assemblies.
Summary
The closest National Assembly result in Pakistan's 2008 general election was NA-28 Buner, where Abdul Mateen Khan (ANP) won by 0 votes. The closest provincial assembly result was PB-35 Khuzdar, decided by 46 votes. Across the National Assembly and provincial assemblies, 93 seats were won by fewer than 1,000 votes.
National Assembly
Seat and winnerWon by
1. NA-28 Buner Abdul Mateen Khan (ANP) 0votes 2. NA-140 Kasur Malik Rasheed Ahmed Khan (Independent) 89votes 3. NA-65 Sarghoda Ch. Ghais Ahmed Mela (PML-Q) 261votes 4. NA-12 Swabi Engineer Usman Khan Tarkai (Independent) 298votes 5. NA-57 Attock Sheikh Aftab Ahmad (PML-N) 363votes 6. NA-173 Dera Ghazi Khan Sardar Muhammad Saif-ul-Din Khan Khosa (PML-N) 401votes 7. NA-40 Tribal Area Muhammad Kamran Khan (Independent) 453votes 8. NA-153 Multan Dewan Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari (PML-Q) 484votes 9. NA-157 Khanewal Hamid Yar Hiraj (PML-Q) 588votes 10. NA-46 Tribal Area Hamidullah Jan Afridi (Independent) 625votes 11. NA-69 Khushab Sumaira Malik (PML-Q) 633votes 12. NA-8 Charsadda Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao (PPP-S) 675votes 13. NA-23 Kohistan Mehboobullah (Independent) 688votes 14. NA-49 Islamabad Dr.Tariq Fazal Chaudhry (PML-N) 756votes 15. NA-41 Tribal Area Moulana Abul Malik Wazir (Independent) 823votes 16. NA-3 Peshawar Noor Alam Khan (PPP) 837votes 17. NA-146 Okara Mian Manzoor Ahmad Khan Wattoo (Independent) 935votes 18. NA-158 Khanewal Pir Aslam Bodla (PML-Q) 956votes 19. NA-36 Tribal Area Bilal Rehman (Independent) 1,041votes 20. NA-83 Faisalabad Muhammad Ijaz Virk Advocate (PPP) 1,049votes Provincial assemblies
Seat and winnerWon by
1. PB-35 Khuzdar Abdul Rehman (Independent) 46votes 2. PK-48 Abbottabad Muhammad Javed Abbasi (PML-N) 62votes 3. PP-196 Multan Chaudhry Abdul Waheed Arain (PML-N) 71votes 4. PK-20 Charsadda Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao (PPP-S) 84votes 5. PK-61 Kohistan Moulvi Obedullah (Independent) 98votes 6. PP-267 Bahawalpur Makhdoom Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani (PML-Q) 103votes 7. PK-37 Kohat Amjad Khan Afridi (Independent) 109votes 8. PB-15 Loralai Molvi Muhammad Sarwar (MMA) 130votes 9. PK-36 Swabi Sarfaz Khan (ANP) 134votes 10. PP-278 Bahawalnagar Muhammad Tariq Amin Hotyana (PPP) 153votes 11. PP-169 Nankana Sheikhupura Muhammad Javed Bhatti (PPP) 154votes 12. PP-93 Gujranwala Ch. Muhammad Tariq Gujjar (PPP) 155votes 13. PP-216 Khanewal Amir Hiyat Hiraj (PML-Q) 172votes 14. PK-76 Lakki Marwat Munawar Khan Advocate (Independent) 198votes 15. PK-68 Dera Ismail Khan Makhdumzada Syed Murid Kazim Shah (Independent) 203votes 16. PB-43 Panjgur Assadullah Baloch (BNP-A) 204votes 17. PK-4 Peshawar Syed Aqil Shah (ANP) 217votes 18. PP-113 Gujrat Mian Tariq Mehmood (PML-Q) 219votes 19. PP-237 Vehari Muahmmad Naeem Akhar Khan (PML-N) 223votes 20. PP-290 Rahimyar Khan Muhammad Ejaz Shafi (PML-Q) 231votes Common questions
What was the closest result in the 2008 election?
NA-28 Buner, won by 0 votes.