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PP-1 Rawalpindi

Punjab Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Rawalpindi

Raja Fiaz Sarwar (PML-N) won with 40,517 votes, beating Raja Muhammad Shafqat Khan (PPP) by 7,552.

About this result

Raja Fiaz Sarwar of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-1 Rawalpindi in the 2008 general election with 40,517 of the 101,958 votes counted (39.7%). Raja Muhammad Shafqat Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 7,552 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, PP-1 Rawalpindi was won by Raja Muhammad Shafqat Abbasi Advocate (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Raja Fiaz Sarwar
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
40,51739.7%
Raja Muhammad Shafqat Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
32,96532.3%
Sardar Muhammad Sajid Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
25,21824.7%
Sohail Irfan Abbasi
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
1,4501.4%
Muhammad Safarish Abbassi
Independent
1,0191.0%
Sumaira Satti
Independent
5600.5%
Sardar Muhammad Mansoor Saleem
Independent
2290.2%

PP-1 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-1 Rawalpindi in 2008?

Raja Fiaz Sarwar (PML-N) won with 40,517 votes (39.7%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-1 in 2008?

7,552 votes. Raja Fiaz Sarwar received 40,517 votes and Raja Muhammad Shafqat Khan (PPP) received 32,965.

How many candidates contested PP-1 in 2008?

7 candidates, who received 101,958 votes between them.

Who won PP-1 Rawalpindi in 2002?

Raja Muhammad Shafqat Abbasi Advocate (PPP) with 29,066 votes.