NA-18 Abbottabad
National Assembly · 2008 general election
District: Abbottabad
Murtaza Javid Abbasi (PML-N) won with 72,586 votes, beating Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob (PML-Q) by 37,106.
About this result
Murtaza Javid Abbasi of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-18 Abbottabad in the 2008 general election with 72,586 of the 150,979 votes counted (48.1%). Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) finished second, 37,106 votes behind. 13 candidates contested the seat. It was the 3rd-largest winning margin among the 35 National Assembly seats in NWFP. In 2002, NA-18 Abbottabad II was won by Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob (PML-Q), so the seat changed hands.
NA-18 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Omar Ayub Khan (Independent)Haripur
- 2018 Asad Qaisar (PTI)Swabi
- 2013 Murtaza Javed Abbasi (PML-N)Abbottabad
- 2002 Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob (PML-Q)Abbottabad II
- 1997 Alhaj Sardar Umar Farooq Khan (PML-N)Dera Ismail Khan
- 1993 Moualna Fazal-ur-Rehman (IJM)D.I Khan Tank
- 1990 Fazal Karim Khan Kundi (PDA)Dera Ismail Khan
- 1988 Moulana Fazal-ur-Rehman (JUI-F)Dera Ismail Khan
- 1985 Pir Mohammad Sabir Shah (Non-party)Dera Ismail Khan
- 1977 Moulana Mufti Mehmood (PNA)Dera Ismail Khan
- 1970 Sahibzada Saifullah (JI)Dir
Common questions
Who won NA-18 Abbottabad in 2008?
Murtaza Javid Abbasi (PML-N) won with 72,586 votes (48.1%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-18 in 2008?
37,106 votes. Murtaza Javid Abbasi received 72,586 votes and Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob (PML-Q) received 35,480.
How many candidates contested NA-18 in 2008?
13 candidates, who received 150,979 votes between them.
Who won NA-18 Abbottabad II in 2002?
Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob (PML-Q) with 36,826 votes.