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NA-52 Rawalpindi

National Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Rawalpindi

Muhammad Safdar (PML-N) won with 54,917 votes, beating Muhammad Nasir Raja (PML-Q) by 32,144.

About this result

Muhammad Safdar of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-52 Rawalpindi in the 2008 general election with 54,917 of the 79,175 votes counted (69.4%). Muhammad Nasir Raja of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) finished second, 32,144 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, NA-52 Rawalpindi III was won by Chaudhary Nissar Ali Khan (PML-N), so Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Muhammad Safdar
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
54,91769.4%
Muhammad Nasir Raja
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
22,77328.8%
Iftikhar Ahmed Warriach
Independent
1,1111.4%
Malik Waheed Awan
Independent
2050.3%
Raja Naseeb Khan
Independent
1140.1%
Sardar Naseer Ahmed
PFP
380.0%
Shahid Orakzai
Independent
170.0%

NA-52 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-52 Rawalpindi in 2008?

Muhammad Safdar (PML-N) won with 54,917 votes (69.4%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-52 in 2008?

32,144 votes. Muhammad Safdar received 54,917 votes and Muhammad Nasir Raja (PML-Q) received 22,773.

How many candidates contested NA-52 in 2008?

7 candidates, who received 79,175 votes between them.

Who won NA-52 Rawalpindi III in 2002?

Chaudhary Nissar Ali Khan (PML-N) with 73,671 votes.