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PK-40 Kohat

NWFP Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Kohat

Mian Nisar Gul Kaka Khel (Independent) won with 29,047 votes, beating Farid Khan Toofan (PPP) by 7,843.

About this result

Mian Nisar Gul Kaka Khel, an independent candidate, won PK-40 Kohat in the 2008 general election with 29,047 of the 60,577 votes counted (48%). Farid Khan Toofan of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 7,843 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. It was the 8th-largest winning margin among the 96 NWFP Assembly seats. In 2002, PK-40 Kohat was won by Mian Nisar Gul (PTI), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Mian Nisar Gul Kaka Khel
Independent
29,04748.0%
Farid Khan Toofan
Pakistan Peoples Party
21,20435.0%
Muhammad Khurshid Khattak
Awami National Party
9,07315.0%
Tahoor Khan Khattak
Independent
8571.4%
Tahir Khan Khattak
Independent
3030.5%
Akhtar Ali Khan
Independent
580.1%
Muhammad Akram Shaheen
Independent
350.1%

PK-40 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PK-40 Kohat in 2008?

Mian Nisar Gul Kaka Khel (Independent) won with 29,047 votes (48%).

What was the margin of victory in PK-40 in 2008?

7,843 votes. Mian Nisar Gul Kaka Khel received 29,047 votes and Farid Khan Toofan (PPP) received 21,204.

How many candidates contested PK-40 in 2008?

7 candidates, who received 60,577 votes between them.

Who won PK-40 Kohat in 2002?

Mian Nisar Gul (PTI) with 13,835 votes.