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PP-279 Bahawalnagar

Punjab Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Bahawalnagar

Rana Abdul Rauf (PML-N) won with 25,659 votes, beating Rao Ejaz Ali Khan (PPP) by 7,609.

About this result

Rana Abdul Rauf of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-279 Bahawalnagar in the 2008 general election with 25,659 of the 64,433 votes counted (39.8%). Rao Ejaz Ali Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 7,609 votes behind. 16 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, PP-279 Bahawalnagar was won by Rao Ijaz Ali Khan (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Rana Abdul Rauf
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
25,65939.8%
Rao Ejaz Ali Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
18,05028.0%
Syed Muhammad Rasheed Ahmad Shah
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
13,35820.7%
Rao Mujahid Ali Khan
Independent
4,5587.1%
Peerjee Abdul Qadir Anjum
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
1,3042.0%
Abdul Nabi Noorani
MJU-F
5350.8%
Nazir Ahmed Khan Akuka
Independent
3130.5%
Muhammad Tariq Wattu Advocate
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
2510.4%
Ehsan Bari Mian Doctor Sahib
Independent
1670.3%
Kanwar Muhammad Nisar
Independent
660.1%
Sayed Bakhtiar Ahmed Shah
Independent
440.1%
Abdul Khaliq Bhatti
Independent
410.1%
Ahmad Farid Chashti
Independent
300.0%
Muhammad Iqbal Saddiqi
Independent
270.0%
Rao Ikram Ullah Khan
Independent
260.0%
Kanwar Hashmat Ullah Khan (Retired)
Independent
40.0%

PP-279 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-279 Bahawalnagar in 2008?

Rana Abdul Rauf (PML-N) won with 25,659 votes (39.8%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-279 in 2008?

7,609 votes. Rana Abdul Rauf received 25,659 votes and Rao Ejaz Ali Khan (PPP) received 18,050.

How many candidates contested PP-279 in 2008?

16 candidates, who received 64,433 votes between them.

Who won PP-279 Bahawalnagar in 2002?

Rao Ijaz Ali Khan (PPP) with 19,531 votes.