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NA-65 Sarghoda

National Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Sargodha

Ch. Ghais Ahmed Mela (PML-Q) won with 53,518 votes, beating Mahar Khliq Yar Khan Lak (PPP) by 261.

About this result

Ch. Ghais Ahmed Mela of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) won NA-65 Sarghoda in the 2008 general election with 53,518 of the 149,236 votes counted (35.9%). Mahar Khliq Yar Khan Lak of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 261 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. It was the 2nd-closest result among the 147 National Assembly seats in Punjab. In 2002, NA-65 Sarghoda II was won by Chaudhary Ghias Ahmed Mela (PML-Q), so Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Ch. Ghais Ahmed Mela
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
53,51835.9%
Mahar Khliq Yar Khan Lak
Pakistan Peoples Party
53,25735.7%
Mohsin Shah Nawaz Ranjah
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
41,65527.9%
Mahar Muhammad Yar Khan Lak
Independent
5290.4%
Ch. Tanveer Ahmed Madhana
Independent
2770.2%

NA-65 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-65 Sarghoda in 2008?

Ch. Ghais Ahmed Mela (PML-Q) won with 53,518 votes (35.9%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-65 in 2008?

261 votes. Ch. Ghais Ahmed Mela received 53,518 votes and Mahar Khliq Yar Khan Lak (PPP) received 53,257.

How many candidates contested NA-65 in 2008?

5 candidates, who received 149,236 votes between them.

Who won NA-65 Sarghoda II in 2002?

Chaudhary Ghias Ahmed Mela (PML-Q) with 62,303 votes.