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NA-23 Kohistan

National Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Kohistan

Mehboobullah (Independent) won with 14,100 votes, beating Haji Misar Khan (PPP) by 688.

About this result

Mehboobullah, an independent candidate, won NA-23 Kohistan in the 2008 general election with 14,100 of the 53,086 votes counted (26.6%). Haji Misar Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 688 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat. It was the 4th-closest result among the 35 National Assembly seats in NWFP. In 2002, NA-23 Kohistan was won by Molvi Abdul Haleem Khan (MMA), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Mehboobullah
Independent
14,10026.6%
Haji Misar Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
13,41225.3%
Saranzaib Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
9,62518.1%
Jehanzeb Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
6,43912.1%
Molvi Karimdad
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
5,41810.2%
Abdur Rehman
Independent
3,9607.5%
Didar Khan
Independent
780.1%
Abdul Sattar Khan
Independent
540.1%

NA-23 in other elections

Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.

Common questions

Who won NA-23 Kohistan in 2008?

Mehboobullah (Independent) won with 14,100 votes (26.6%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-23 in 2008?

688 votes. Mehboobullah received 14,100 votes and Haji Misar Khan (PPP) received 13,412.

How many candidates contested NA-23 in 2008?

8 candidates, who received 53,086 votes between them.

Who won NA-23 Kohistan in 2002?

Molvi Abdul Haleem Khan (MMA) with 15,603 votes.