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PP-159 Lahore

Punjab Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Lahore

Farooq Yousaf Ghurki (PPP) won with 23,177 votes, beating Chaudhary Muhammad Mansha Sindhu (PML-Q) by 757.

About this result

Farooq Yousaf Ghurki of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-159 Lahore in the 2008 general election with 23,177 of the 62,077 votes counted (37.3%). Chaudhary Muhammad Mansha Sindhu of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) finished second, 757 votes behind. 10 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, PP-159 Lahore was won by Ch Muhammad Mansha Sandhu (PML-Q), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Farooq Yousaf Ghurki
Pakistan Peoples Party
23,17737.3%
Chaudhary Muhammad Mansha Sindhu
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
22,42036.1%
Rana Khalid Mehmood Qadri
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
15,94725.7%
Bashir Ahmad Khan
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
1460.2%
Nadeem Iqbal Pahat
Independent
1290.2%
Shaheena Yousaf
Independent
1200.2%
Ilyas Masih
Independent
480.1%
Muhammad Rafiq
Independent
440.1%
Rana Iqbal Hussain Advocate
Independent
280.0%
Saleem Ahmad Khan
Independent
180.0%

PP-159 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-159 Lahore in 2008?

Farooq Yousaf Ghurki (PPP) won with 23,177 votes (37.3%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-159 in 2008?

757 votes. Farooq Yousaf Ghurki received 23,177 votes and Chaudhary Muhammad Mansha Sindhu (PML-Q) received 22,420.

How many candidates contested PP-159 in 2008?

10 candidates, who received 62,077 votes between them.

Who won PP-159 Lahore in 2002?

Ch Muhammad Mansha Sandhu (PML-Q) with 25,323 votes.