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PP-12 Rawalpindi

Punjab Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Rawalpindi

Sher Yar Riaz (PML-N) won with 31,591 votes, beating Zulfiqar Ahsan Malik (PPP) by 11,630.

About this result

Sher Yar Riaz of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-12 Rawalpindi in the 2008 general election with 31,591 of the 60,061 votes counted (52.6%). Zulfiqar Ahsan Malik of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 11,630 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, PP-12 Rawalpindi was won by Amar Fida Paracha (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Sher Yar Riaz
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
31,59152.6%
Zulfiqar Ahsan Malik
Pakistan Peoples Party
19,96133.2%
Zohaib Ali Khan Afridi
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
7,66212.8%
Shaukat Hayat
Independent
8471.4%

PP-12 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-12 Rawalpindi in 2008?

Sher Yar Riaz (PML-N) won with 31,591 votes (52.6%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-12 in 2008?

11,630 votes. Sher Yar Riaz received 31,591 votes and Zulfiqar Ahsan Malik (PPP) received 19,961.

How many candidates contested PP-12 in 2008?

4 candidates, who received 60,061 votes between them.

Who won PP-12 Rawalpindi in 2002?

Amar Fida Paracha (PPP) with 13,196 votes.