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PK-8 Peshawar

NWFP Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Peshawar

Malik Tamash Khan (PPP) won with 6,869 votes, beating Arbab Akbar Hayat (PML-Q) by 837.

About this result

Malik Tamash Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party won PK-8 Peshawar in the 2008 general election with 6,869 of the 28,142 votes counted (24.4%). Arbab Akbar Hayat of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) finished second, 837 votes behind. 11 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, PK-8 Peshawar was won by Asif Iqbal (MMA), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Malik Tamash Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
6,86924.4%
Arbab Akbar Hayat
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
6,03221.4%
Asif Iqbal Daudzai
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
5,63620.0%
Arbab Nazir Ahmed Khan
Awami National Party
3,91413.9%
Jehanzeb Khan
Independent
1,9757.0%
Rashid Mahmood Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
1,7546.2%
Shahid Hussain
Independent
1,5935.7%
Sajjad Gul
Independent
1970.7%
Javed Iqbal
Independent
810.3%
Arbab Shah Jehan
Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao)
720.3%
Sawar Khan
Independent
190.1%

PK-8 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PK-8 Peshawar in 2008?

Malik Tamash Khan (PPP) won with 6,869 votes (24.4%).

What was the margin of victory in PK-8 in 2008?

837 votes. Malik Tamash Khan received 6,869 votes and Arbab Akbar Hayat (PML-Q) received 6,032.

How many candidates contested PK-8 in 2008?

11 candidates, who received 28,142 votes between them.

Who won PK-8 Peshawar in 2002?

Asif Iqbal (MMA) with 8,713 votes.