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NA-159 Khanewal

National Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Khanewal

Ch. Iftikhar Nazir (PPP) won with 78,255 votes, beating Malik Ghulam Murtaza Maitla (PML-Q) by 17,067.

About this result

Ch. Iftikhar Nazir of Pakistan Peoples Party won NA-159 Khanewal in the 2008 general election with 78,255 of the 154,589 votes counted (50.6%). Malik Ghulam Murtaza Maitla of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) finished second, 17,067 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, NA-159 Khanewal was won by Malik Ghulam Murtaza Maitla (PML-Q), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Ch. Iftikhar Nazir
Pakistan Peoples Party
78,25550.6%
Malik Ghulam Murtaza Maitla
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
61,18839.6%
Rao Abid Rizwan Shoukat
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
10,4176.7%
Captain(R) Ch.Muhammad Asad Iqbal Gill
Independent
3,8012.5%
Rauf Ijaz Cheema
Independent
8690.6%
Advocate Rao Muhammad Arif Khan
Independent
590.0%

NA-159 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-159 Khanewal in 2008?

Ch. Iftikhar Nazir (PPP) won with 78,255 votes (50.6%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-159 in 2008?

17,067 votes. Ch. Iftikhar Nazir received 78,255 votes and Malik Ghulam Murtaza Maitla (PML-Q) received 61,188.

How many candidates contested NA-159 in 2008?

6 candidates, who received 154,589 votes between them.

Who won NA-159 Khanewal in 2002?

Malik Ghulam Murtaza Maitla (PML-Q) with 80,688 votes.