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PP-8 Rawalpindi

Punjab Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Rawalpindi

Mrs.Umar Farooq (PML-N) won with 30,678 votes, beating Aamir Iqbal Khan (PPP) by 915.

About this result

Mrs.Umar Farooq of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-8 Rawalpindi in the 2008 general election with 30,678 of the 81,287 votes counted (37.7%). Aamir Iqbal Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 915 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, PP-8 Rawalpindi was won by Ghulam Sarwar Khan (Independent), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Mrs.Umar Farooq
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
30,67837.7%
Aamir Iqbal Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
29,76336.6%
Malik Taimoor Masood Akbar
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
19,01423.4%
Kashif Ali Khan
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
1,0291.3%
Professor Akhtar Abbass Awan
Independent
6540.8%
Amjad Hussain Shah
Independent
1490.2%

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Common questions

Who won PP-8 Rawalpindi in 2008?

Mrs.Umar Farooq (PML-N) won with 30,678 votes (37.7%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-8 in 2008?

915 votes. Mrs.Umar Farooq received 30,678 votes and Aamir Iqbal Khan (PPP) received 29,763.

How many candidates contested PP-8 in 2008?

6 candidates, who received 81,287 votes between them.

Who won PP-8 Rawalpindi in 2002?

Ghulam Sarwar Khan (Independent) with 21,961 votes.