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NA-59 Attock

National Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Attock

Sardar Saleem Haider Khan (PPP) won with 71,400 votes, beating Waseem Gulzar (PML-Q) by 12,520.

About this result

Sardar Saleem Haider Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party won NA-59 Attock in the 2008 general election with 71,400 of the 156,228 votes counted (45.7%). Waseem Gulzar of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) finished second, 12,520 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, NA-59 Attock III was won by Eman Wasim (PML-Q), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Sardar Saleem Haider Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
71,40045.7%
Waseem Gulzar
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
58,88037.7%
Asif Ali Malik
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
23,64015.1%
Iftikhar Ahmad Khan
Independent
2,3081.5%

NA-59 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-59 Attock in 2008?

Sardar Saleem Haider Khan (PPP) won with 71,400 votes (45.7%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-59 in 2008?

12,520 votes. Sardar Saleem Haider Khan received 71,400 votes and Waseem Gulzar (PML-Q) received 58,880.

How many candidates contested NA-59 in 2008?

4 candidates, who received 156,228 votes between them.

Who won NA-59 Attock III in 2002?

Eman Wasim (PML-Q) with 65,672 votes.