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PP-196 Multan

Punjab Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Multan

Chaudhry Abdul Waheed Arain (PML-N) won with 23,172 votes, beating Haji Akhtar Hussain Bhutta (PPP) by 71.

About this result

Chaudhry Abdul Waheed Arain of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-196 Multan in the 2008 general election with 23,172 of the 57,377 votes counted (40.4%). Haji Akhtar Hussain Bhutta of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 71 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the closest result among the 294 Punjab Assembly seats. In 2002, PP-196 Multan was won by Mirza Furqan Ali Mughal (PML-Q), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Chaudhry Abdul Waheed Arain
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
23,17240.4%
Haji Akhtar Hussain Bhutta
Pakistan Peoples Party
23,10140.3%
Mirza Furqan Ali Mughal
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
10,46418.2%
Professor Muhammad Yaqoob
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
5100.9%
SMalik Mujahid Bhutta
Independent
750.1%
Waseem Rafique
Independent
550.1%

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Common questions

Who won PP-196 Multan in 2008?

Chaudhry Abdul Waheed Arain (PML-N) won with 23,172 votes (40.4%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-196 in 2008?

71 votes. Chaudhry Abdul Waheed Arain received 23,172 votes and Haji Akhtar Hussain Bhutta (PPP) received 23,101.

How many candidates contested PP-196 in 2008?

6 candidates, who received 57,377 votes between them.

Who won PP-196 Multan in 2002?

Mirza Furqan Ali Mughal (PML-Q) with 12,555 votes.