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NA-62 Jhelum

National Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Jhelum

Raja Muhammad Safdar (PML-N) won with 92,479 votes, beating Chaudhary Shahbaz Hussain (PML-Q) by 30,955.

About this result

Raja Muhammad Safdar of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-62 Jhelum in the 2008 general election with 92,479 of the 180,242 votes counted (51.3%). Chaudhary Shahbaz Hussain of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) finished second, 30,955 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, NA-62 Jhelum was won by Chaudhary Shahbaz Hussain (PML-Q), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Raja Muhammad Safdar
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
92,47951.3%
Chaudhary Shahbaz Hussain
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
61,52434.1%
Chaudhary Sohail Zafar
Pakistan Peoples Party
20,08011.1%
Raja Muhammad Imtiaz Kayani
Independent
5,7413.2%
Raja Muhammad Iftikhar Kayani
Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao)
4180.2%

NA-62 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-62 Jhelum in 2008?

Raja Muhammad Safdar (PML-N) won with 92,479 votes (51.3%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-62 in 2008?

30,955 votes. Raja Muhammad Safdar received 92,479 votes and Chaudhary Shahbaz Hussain (PML-Q) received 61,524.

How many candidates contested NA-62 in 2008?

5 candidates, who received 180,242 votes between them.

Who won NA-62 Jhelum in 2002?

Chaudhary Shahbaz Hussain (PML-Q) with 75,217 votes.