NA-56 Rawalpindi
National Assembly · 2008 general election
District: Rawalpindi
Muhammad Hanif Abbasi (PML-N) won with 73,433 votes, beating Sardar Shaukat Hayat Khan Advocate (PPP) by 50,713.
About this result
Muhammad Hanif Abbasi of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-56 Rawalpindi in the 2008 general election with 73,433 of the 107,633 votes counted (68.2%). Sardar Shaukat Hayat Khan Advocate of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 50,713 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 6th-largest winning margin among the 147 National Assembly seats in Punjab. In 2002, NA-56 Rawalpindi was won by Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad (Independent), so the seat changed hands.
NA-56 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Muhammad Hanif Abbasi (PML-N)Rawalpindi
- 2018 Maj (R) Tahir Sadiq (PTI)Attock
- 2013 Imran Khan (PTI)Rawalpindi
- 2002 Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad (Independent)Rawalpindi
- 1997 Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla (PML-N)Bhakkar
- 1993 Rasheed Akbar Khan Nawani (Independent)Bhakkar
- 1990 Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla (IJI)Bhakkar
- 1988 Rasheed Akbar Khan Nawani (Independent)Bhakkar
- 1985 Malik Muhammad Aslam Katcheela (Non-party)Sargodha
- 1977 Mahar Khuda Dad Khan (PPP)Sargodha
- 1970 Ghulam Nabi Chaudhary (PPP)Lyallpur
Common questions
Who won NA-56 Rawalpindi in 2008?
Muhammad Hanif Abbasi (PML-N) won with 73,433 votes (68.2%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-56 in 2008?
50,713 votes. Muhammad Hanif Abbasi received 73,433 votes and Sardar Shaukat Hayat Khan Advocate (PPP) received 22,720.
How many candidates contested NA-56 in 2008?
6 candidates, who received 107,633 votes between them.
Who won NA-56 Rawalpindi in 2002?
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad (Independent) with 30,951 votes.