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PP-272 Bahawalpur

Punjab Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Bahawalpur

Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channer (PML-N) won with 34,246 votes, beating Ejaz Safdar (PML-Q) by 16,119.

About this result

Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channer of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-272 Bahawalpur in the 2008 general election with 34,246 of the 68,373 votes counted (50.1%). Ejaz Safdar of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) finished second, 16,119 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, PP-272 Bahawalpur was won by Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar (PML-N), so Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channer
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
34,24650.1%
Ejaz Safdar
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
18,12726.5%
Syed Tatheer-ul-Hassan
Pakistan Peoples Party
14,81221.7%
Syed Qasim Maiwati
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
7341.1%
Muhammad Usman Farooq Malik
Independent
2880.4%
Sardar Muhammad Hussain Khan Lodhi
Independent
1170.2%
Muhammad Saleem Akhtar Bhatti
Independent
490.1%

PP-272 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-272 Bahawalpur in 2008?

Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channer (PML-N) won with 34,246 votes (50.1%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-272 in 2008?

16,119 votes. Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channer received 34,246 votes and Ejaz Safdar (PML-Q) received 18,127.

How many candidates contested PP-272 in 2008?

7 candidates, who received 68,373 votes between them.

Who won PP-272 Bahawalpur in 2002?

Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar (PML-N) with 27,873 votes.