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NA-188 Bahawalnagar

National Assembly · 2013 general election

District: Bahawalnagar

Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah (Independent) won with 90,361 votes, beating Muhammad Akhtar Alias Khadim Hussain Watto (PML-N) by 2,334.

About this result

Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah, an independent candidate, won NA-188 Bahawalnagar in the 2013 general election with 90,361 of the 197,042 votes counted (45.9%). Muhammad Akhtar Alias Khadim Hussain Watto of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 2,334 votes behind. 10 candidates contested the seat. It was the 5th-closest result among the 148 National Assembly seats in Punjab. In 2008, NA-188 Bahawalnagar was won by Muhammad Akhtar Khadim Alias Khadim Hussain. (PML-Q), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah
Independent
90,36145.9%
Muhammad Akhtar Alias Khadim Hussain Watto
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
88,02744.7%
Syed Ahmad Shah
PST
7,2123.7%
Ehsan Bari Doctor
Independent
5,9903.0%
Saeed Mushtaq
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
1,8951.0%
Muhammad Nawaz Cheema
TTP
1,5660.8%
Syed Qalandar Hussain Shah
Independent
1,0060.5%
Khadim Hussain
MP
5330.3%
Sajjad Ahmad Naseem
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
2300.1%
Ahmad Fareed Chishti
Independent
2220.1%

NA-188 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-188 Bahawalnagar in 2013?

Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah (Independent) won with 90,361 votes (45.9%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-188 in 2013?

2,334 votes. Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah received 90,361 votes and Muhammad Akhtar Alias Khadim Hussain Watto (PML-N) received 88,027.

How many candidates contested NA-188 in 2013?

10 candidates, who received 197,042 votes between them.

Who won NA-188 Bahawalnagar in 2008?

Muhammad Akhtar Khadim Alias Khadim Hussain. (PML-Q) with 52,981 votes.