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PK-68 Dera Ismail Khan

NWFP Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Dera Ismail Khan

Makhdumzada Syed Murid Kazim Shah (Independent) won with 28,484 votes, beating Ekhtesham Javed Akbar Khan (PML-Q) by 203.

About this result

Makhdumzada Syed Murid Kazim Shah, an independent candidate, won PK-68 Dera Ismail Khan in the 2008 general election with 28,484 of the 58,004 votes counted (49.1%). Ekhtesham Javed Akbar Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) finished second, 203 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. It was the 7th-closest result among the 96 NWFP Assembly seats. In 2002, PK-68 Dera Ismail Khan was won by Syed Murid Kazim Shah (PPP-S), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Makhdumzada Syed Murid Kazim Shah
Independent
28,48449.1%
Ekhtesham Javed Akbar Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
28,28148.8%
Junaid Tariq Quaraishi
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
3890.7%
Makhdumzada Syed Muhammad Aftab Haider Shah
Independent
3250.6%
Anwar Latif Khan
Independent
2560.4%
Faqir Zada Abdul Wajid
Independent
1760.3%
Ansar Khan Alizai
Independent
930.2%

PK-68 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PK-68 Dera Ismail Khan in 2008?

Makhdumzada Syed Murid Kazim Shah (Independent) won with 28,484 votes (49.1%).

What was the margin of victory in PK-68 in 2008?

203 votes. Makhdumzada Syed Murid Kazim Shah received 28,484 votes and Ekhtesham Javed Akbar Khan (PML-Q) received 28,281.

How many candidates contested PK-68 in 2008?

7 candidates, who received 58,004 votes between them.

Who won PK-68 Dera Ismail Khan in 2002?

Syed Murid Kazim Shah (PPP-S) with 24,168 votes.