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NA-89 Jhang

National Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Jhang

Sheikh Waqas Akram (PML-Q) won with 51,976 votes, beating Molana Muhammad Ahmed Ludhyanvi (Independent) by 6,760.

About this result

Sheikh Waqas Akram of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) won NA-89 Jhang in the 2008 general election with 51,976 of the 125,421 votes counted (41.4%). Molana Muhammad Ahmed Ludhyanvi, an independent candidate, finished second, 6,760 votes behind. 12 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, NA-89 Jhang IV was won by Maulana Muhammad Azam Tariq (Independent), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Sheikh Waqas Akram
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
51,97641.4%
Molana Muhammad Ahmed Ludhyanvi
Independent
45,21636.1%
Dr. Abu-ul-Hassan Ansari
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
15,74312.6%
Sheikh Waqar Ahmed Advocate
Pakistan Peoples Party
9,3637.5%
Sheikh Hakim Ali
Independent
1,0950.9%
Molana Abd-ul-Ghafoor Jhangvi
Independent
9080.7%
Syed Abd-ul-Basit Gilani
Independent
5230.4%
Syed Sana-ul-Haq Tirmizi
Independent
3960.3%
Mujahid Abbas
Independent
710.1%
Mehr Ansar Javaid Naul
Independent
470.0%
Abd-ul-Qadoos Awan
PMP
460.0%
Haji Munir Ahmed Shahid
Independent
370.0%

NA-89 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-89 Jhang in 2008?

Sheikh Waqas Akram (PML-Q) won with 51,976 votes (41.4%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-89 in 2008?

6,760 votes. Sheikh Waqas Akram received 51,976 votes and Molana Muhammad Ahmed Ludhyanvi (Independent) received 45,216.

How many candidates contested NA-89 in 2008?

12 candidates, who received 125,421 votes between them.

Who won NA-89 Jhang IV in 2002?

Maulana Muhammad Azam Tariq (Independent) with 41,425 votes.