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PP-216 Khanewal

Punjab Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Khanewal

Amir Hiyat Hiraj (PML-Q) won with 24,144 votes, beating Shehzad Khakwani (PML-N) by 172.

About this result

Amir Hiyat Hiraj of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) won PP-216 Khanewal in the 2008 general election with 24,144 of the 66,237 votes counted (36.5%). Shehzad Khakwani of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 172 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. It was the 6th-closest result among the 294 Punjab Assembly seats. In 2002, PP-216 Khanewal was won by Pir Mushtaq Ahmed Shah (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Amir Hiyat Hiraj
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
24,14436.5%
Shehzad Khakwani
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
23,97236.2%
Pir Mushtaq Ahmad Shah
Pakistan Peoples Party
17,04825.7%
Ghulam Abbas Hiraj
Independent
3990.6%
Chaudhary Tanveer Ahmad Advocate
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
3970.6%
Ch. Muhammad Arshad Gill Advocate
Independent
2650.4%
Kanwar Tahseen Ashraf
Independent
120.0%

PP-216 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-216 Khanewal in 2008?

Amir Hiyat Hiraj (PML-Q) won with 24,144 votes (36.5%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-216 in 2008?

172 votes. Amir Hiyat Hiraj received 24,144 votes and Shehzad Khakwani (PML-N) received 23,972.

How many candidates contested PP-216 in 2008?

7 candidates, who received 66,237 votes between them.

Who won PP-216 Khanewal in 2002?

Pir Mushtaq Ahmed Shah (PPP) with 23,726 votes.