PP-283 Bahawalnagar
Punjab Assembly · 2008 general election
District: Bahawalnagar
Shaukat Mahmood Basra (PPP) won with 43,279 votes, beating Ghulam Murtaza (PML-Q) by 5,000.
About this result
Shaukat Mahmood Basra of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-283 Bahawalnagar in the 2008 general election with 43,279 of the 84,054 votes counted (51.5%). Ghulam Murtaza of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) finished second, 5,000 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, PP-283 Bahawalnagar was won by Ghulam Murtaza (PML-Z), so the seat changed hands.
PP-283 in other elections
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Common questions
Who won PP-283 Bahawalnagar in 2008?
Shaukat Mahmood Basra (PPP) won with 43,279 votes (51.5%).
What was the margin of victory in PP-283 in 2008?
5,000 votes. Shaukat Mahmood Basra received 43,279 votes and Ghulam Murtaza (PML-Q) received 38,279.
How many candidates contested PP-283 in 2008?
4 candidates, who received 84,054 votes between them.
Who won PP-283 Bahawalnagar in 2002?
Ghulam Murtaza (PML-Z) with 35,015 votes.