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PP-161 Lahore

Punjab Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Lahore

Ch. Abdul Ghafoor Khan (PML-N) won with 26,779 votes, beating Colonel (R) Rana Muhammad Tariq (PPP) by 3,807.

About this result

Ch. Abdul Ghafoor Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-161 Lahore in the 2008 general election with 26,779 of the 66,985 votes counted (40%). Colonel (R) Rana Muhammad Tariq of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 3,807 votes behind. 12 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, PP-161 Lahore was won by Abdul Rashid Bhatti (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Ch. Abdul Ghafoor Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
26,77940.0%
Colonel (R) Rana Muhammad Tariq
Pakistan Peoples Party
22,97234.3%
Abdur Rasheed Bhatti
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
16,82025.1%
Baber Iqbal Bhatti
Independent
1600.2%
Atta Ullah Atif Khan Zada Advocate
Independent
850.1%
Jamil Asghar Bhatti
Independent
400.1%
Ch. Naseer Ahmad Gujjar
Independent
380.1%
Malik Nasir Ali
Independent
380.1%
Ashfaq Ahmad
Independent
210.0%
Rana Khalid Omer Advocate
Independent
150.0%
Syed Muhammad Masoom Hussain
Independent
120.0%
Major (R) Ejaz Mehmood Bhatti
Independent
50.0%

PP-161 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-161 Lahore in 2008?

Ch. Abdul Ghafoor Khan (PML-N) won with 26,779 votes (40%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-161 in 2008?

3,807 votes. Ch. Abdul Ghafoor Khan received 26,779 votes and Colonel (R) Rana Muhammad Tariq (PPP) received 22,972.

How many candidates contested PP-161 in 2008?

12 candidates, who received 66,985 votes between them.

Who won PP-161 Lahore in 2002?

Abdul Rashid Bhatti (PPP) with 24,607 votes.