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PP-77 Jhang

Punjab Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Jhang

Haji Muhammad Yaqub Sheikh (PML-Q) won with 36,486 votes, beating Zafar Abbas Adil (PPP) by 2,932.

About this result

Haji Muhammad Yaqub Sheikh of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) won PP-77 Jhang in the 2008 general election with 36,486 of the 82,641 votes counted (44.1%). Zafar Abbas Adil of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 2,932 votes behind. 21 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, PP-77 Jhang was won by Khalid Mehmood Sargana (PML-Q), so Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Haji Muhammad Yaqub Sheikh
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
36,48644.1%
Zafar Abbas Adil
Pakistan Peoples Party
33,55440.6%
Dr. Abu-ul-Hassan Ansari
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
5,2356.3%
Maulana Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi
Independent
4,0194.9%
Sheikh Hakim Ali
Independent
2,5403.1%
Maulana Abd-ul-Ghafoor Jhangvi
Independent
1620.2%
Sajid Abdullah
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
1250.2%
Shahid Minhas
Independent
1090.1%
Syed Abd-ul-Basit Gilani
Independent
1060.1%
Sheikh Waqar Ahmad Advocate
Independent
830.1%
Malik Muhammad Ashraf
Independent
730.1%
Haji Ghulam Muhammad
Independent
630.1%
Irshad Hussain
Independent
330.0%
Haji Munir Ahmed Shahid
Independent
120.0%
Mujahid Abbas
Independent
80.0%
Rashida Yaqub
Independent
70.0%
Muhammad Usman Advocate
Independent
60.0%
Syed Sana-ul-Haq Tirmizi
Independent
60.0%
Mer Muhammad Iqbal Marth
Independent
50.0%
Muhammad Zahid
Independent
50.0%
Malik Muhammad Saeed Akhtar
Independent
40.0%

PP-77 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-77 Jhang in 2008?

Haji Muhammad Yaqub Sheikh (PML-Q) won with 36,486 votes (44.1%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-77 in 2008?

2,932 votes. Haji Muhammad Yaqub Sheikh received 36,486 votes and Zafar Abbas Adil (PPP) received 33,554.

How many candidates contested PP-77 in 2008?

21 candidates, who received 82,641 votes between them.

Who won PP-77 Jhang in 2002?

Khalid Mehmood Sargana (PML-Q) with 37,172 votes.