NA-79 Faisalabad
National Assembly · 2013 general election
District: Faisalabad
Chaudahry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar (PML-N) won with 116,334 votes, beating Khalid Abdullah Ghazi (Independent) by 94,327.
About this result
Chaudahry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-79 Faisalabad in the 2013 general election with 116,334 of the 165,531 votes counted (70.3%). Khalid Abdullah Ghazi, an independent candidate, finished second, 94,327 votes behind. 21 candidates contested the seat. It was the 3rd-largest winning margin among the 148 National Assembly seats in Punjab. In 2008, NA-79 Faisalabad was won by Rana Muhammad Farooq Saeed Khan (Independent), so the seat changed hands.
NA-79 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Ch. Zulfiqar Ali Bhindar (PML-N)Gujranwala
- 2018 Nisar Ahmad Cheema (PML-N)Gujranwala
- 2008 Rana Muhammad Farooq Saeed Khan (Independent)Faisalabad
- 2002 Muhammad Safdar Shaker (PML-Q)Faisalabad V
- 1997 Chaudhary Ijaz Ahmad (PML-N)Gujranwala
- 1993 Chaudhary Ijaz Ahmad (PML-N)Gujranwala
- 1990 Chaudhary Muhammad Ashraf Warraich (PDA)Gujranwala
- 1988 Chaudhary Ejaz Ahmad (IJI)Gujranwala
- 1985 Chaudhary Abdul Sattar (Non-party)Toba Tek Singh
- 1977 Muhammad Bashir Ahmad (PPP)Faisalabad
- 1970 Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (PPP)Multan
Common questions
Who won NA-79 Faisalabad in 2013?
Chaudahry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar (PML-N) won with 116,334 votes (70.3%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-79 in 2013?
94,327 votes. Chaudahry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar received 116,334 votes and Khalid Abdullah Ghazi (Independent) received 22,007.
How many candidates contested NA-79 in 2013?
21 candidates, who received 165,531 votes between them.
Who won NA-79 Faisalabad in 2008?
Rana Muhammad Farooq Saeed Khan (Independent) with 58,563 votes.