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NA-53 Rawalpindi

National Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Rawalpindi

Ch. Nisar Ali Khan (PML-N) won with 72,257 votes, beating Ghulam Sarwar Khan (PML-Q) by 23,189.

About this result

Ch. Nisar Ali Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-53 Rawalpindi in the 2008 general election with 72,257 of the 175,409 votes counted (41.2%). Ghulam Sarwar Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) finished second, 23,189 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, NA-53 Rawalpindi was won by Ghulam Sarwar Khan (Independent), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Ch. Nisar Ali Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
72,25741.2%
Ghulam Sarwar Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
49,06828.0%
Faisal Iqbal
Independent
21,71312.4%
Sardar Shoaib Mumtaz Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
18,38810.5%
Ch. Muhammad Kamran Ali Khan
Independent
13,3907.6%
Malik Muhamad Khalid Advocate
PFP
3550.2%
Kashif Ali Khan
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
2380.1%

NA-53 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-53 Rawalpindi in 2008?

Ch. Nisar Ali Khan (PML-N) won with 72,257 votes (41.2%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-53 in 2008?

23,189 votes. Ch. Nisar Ali Khan received 72,257 votes and Ghulam Sarwar Khan (PML-Q) received 49,068.

How many candidates contested NA-53 in 2008?

7 candidates, who received 175,409 votes between them.

Who won NA-53 Rawalpindi in 2002?

Ghulam Sarwar Khan (Independent) with 66,900 votes.