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NA-157 Khanewal

National Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Khanewal

Hamid Yar Hiraj (PML-Q) won with 58,819 votes, beating Muhammad Khan Daha (PML-N) by 588.

About this result

Hamid Yar Hiraj of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) won NA-157 Khanewal in the 2008 general election with 58,819 of the 137,567 votes counted (42.8%). Muhammad Khan Daha of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 588 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat. It was the 6th-closest result among the 147 National Assembly seats in Punjab. In 2002, NA-157 Khanewal was won by Hamid Yar Hiraj (Independent), so Hamid Yar Hiraj held the seat.

CandidateVotes
Hamid Yar Hiraj
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
58,81942.8%
Muhammad Khan Daha
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
58,23142.3%
Syed Faisal Imam
Pakistan Peoples Party
19,75614.4%
Sohail Sikandar Khan Daha
Independent
7610.6%

NA-157 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-157 Khanewal in 2008?

Hamid Yar Hiraj (PML-Q) won with 58,819 votes (42.8%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-157 in 2008?

588 votes. Hamid Yar Hiraj received 58,819 votes and Muhammad Khan Daha (PML-N) received 58,231.

How many candidates contested NA-157 in 2008?

4 candidates, who received 137,567 votes between them.

Who won NA-157 Khanewal in 2002?

Hamid Yar Hiraj (Independent) with 74,905 votes.