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PP-271 Bahawalpur

Punjab Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Bahawalpur

Zulifiqar Ali (PML-N) won with 28,107 votes, beating Muhammad Safdar (PPP) by 10,722.

About this result

Zulifiqar Ali of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-271 Bahawalpur in the 2008 general election with 28,107 of the 52,820 votes counted (53.2%). Muhammad Safdar of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 10,722 votes behind. 11 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, PP-271 Bahawalpur was won by Dr. Syed Waseem Akhter (MMA), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Zulifiqar Ali
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
28,10753.2%
Muhammad Safdar
Pakistan Peoples Party
17,38532.9%
Syed Tabish Alwari
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
4,9159.3%
Anayat Kareem
Independent
1,1252.1%
Dr. Rao Abu Bakar Abdullah
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
6651.3%
Muhammad Usman Farooq Malik
Independent
1910.4%
Jalal-ud-Din Ahmed Bhatti
Independent
1400.3%
Mian Muhammad Attique
Independent
1260.2%
Syed Tatheer-ul-Hassan
Independent
870.2%
Muhammad Iqbal Azhari
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
470.1%
Sahibzadi Saira Abbasi Advocate
Independent
320.1%

PP-271 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-271 Bahawalpur in 2008?

Zulifiqar Ali (PML-N) won with 28,107 votes (53.2%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-271 in 2008?

10,722 votes. Zulifiqar Ali received 28,107 votes and Muhammad Safdar (PPP) received 17,385.

How many candidates contested PP-271 in 2008?

11 candidates, who received 52,820 votes between them.

Who won PP-271 Bahawalpur in 2002?

Dr. Syed Waseem Akhter (MMA) with 21,078 votes.