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NA-48 Islamabad

National Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Islamabad

Anjum Aqeel Khan (PML-N) won with 61,480 votes, beating Dr. Syed Israr Hussain (PPP) by 34,995.

About this result

Anjum Aqeel Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-48 Islamabad in the 2008 general election with 61,480 of the 104,409 votes counted (58.9%). Dr. Syed Israr Hussain of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 34,995 votes behind. 23 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, NA-48 Islamabad was won by Mian Muhammad Aslam (MMA), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Anjum Aqeel Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
61,48058.9%
Dr. Syed Israr Hussain
Pakistan Peoples Party
26,48525.4%
Rizwan Sadiq Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
10,48310.0%
Azeem Chaudhry
Independent
2,2862.2%
Alamgir Khan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
1,2881.2%
Naila Joseph Dayal
Independent
6910.7%
Ch. Hamid Ali Wahla
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
3700.4%
Dr. Abid Rauf Orakzai
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
2780.3%
Muhammad Usman Ikram Bajwa
Independent
1850.2%
Muhammad Farooq Rajput
Jamhoori Wattan Party
1690.2%
Dr. Rafique Ahmed Ghuncha
Independent
1480.1%
Dr. Muhammad Shahid Attique
Independent
930.1%
Noreen Khan Advocate
Independent
860.1%
Arshed Bhatti
Independent
680.1%
Faisal Imran Khan Niazi
Awami National Party
620.1%
Syed Anwaar Ahmad Shah
Independent
540.1%
Muhammad Ilyas
Independent
420.0%
Raja Zaheer Hussain
Independent
400.0%
Ashfaq Ahmad Cheema
Independent
330.0%
Khalid Sulehri
Independent
290.0%
Muhammad Attique-ur-Rehman
Independent
190.0%
Khurshid Anwar Qureshi
Independent
110.0%
Muhammad Arshad Hussain Chishti
PFP
90.0%

NA-48 in other elections

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

Common questions

Who won NA-48 Islamabad in 2008?

Anjum Aqeel Khan (PML-N) won with 61,480 votes (58.9%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-48 in 2008?

34,995 votes. Anjum Aqeel Khan received 61,480 votes and Dr. Syed Israr Hussain (PPP) received 26,485.

How many candidates contested NA-48 in 2008?

23 candidates, who received 104,409 votes between them.

Who won NA-48 Islamabad in 2002?

Mian Muhammad Aslam (MMA) with 40,365 votes.