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NA-16 Abbottabad

National Assembly · 2024 general election

District: Abbottabad

Ali Asghar Khan (Independent) won with 105,300 votes, beating Murtaza Jayed Abhasi (PML-N) by 18,679.

About this result

Ali Asghar Khan, an independent candidate, won NA-16 Abbottabad in the 2024 general election with 105,300 of the 241,948 votes counted (43.5%), contesting on the Bowl symbol. Murtaza Jayed Abhasi of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 18,679 votes behind. 17 candidates contested the seat. It was the 10th-closest result among the 45 National Assembly seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In 2018, NA-16 Abbottabad was won by Ali Khan Jadon (PTI), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Ali Asghar Khan
Independent Symbol: Bowl
105,30043.5%
Murtaza Jayed Abhasi
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Symbol: Tiger
86,62135.8%
Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan
Independent Symbol: Clock
23,5669.7%
Mehtab Ahmad
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan Symbol: Crane
8,8123.6%
Sardar Ibrar Khan
Independent Symbol: Pomegranate
5,0152.1%
Ahmad Naseer
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) Symbol: Book
3,2601.3%
Sajjad Ahmad Khan
PMML Symbol: Chair
2,6821.1%
Noor Ul Ain
Pakistan Peoples Party Symbol: Arrow
2,0060.8%
Yasir Khan
Independent Symbol: Kettle
1,9890.8%
Muhammad Rashid
Independent Symbol: Aeroplane
9840.4%
Muhammad Anwar Abbasi
Pakistan Awami Tehreek Symbol: Motorcycle
5460.2%
Sardar Shabir Ahmad (Retired)
Independent Symbol: Cricket Stumps
3480.1%
Tahir Javed Abbasi
Independent Symbol: Study Table & Chair
3350.1%
Syeda Zainab Kazmi
Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen Symbol: Tent
1930.1%
Shamriaz Khan
PTI-P Symbol: Turban
1840.1%
Mubashir Lateef Abbasi (Retired)
Independent
900.0%
Humayon Abdur Rehman Abbasi (Retired)
Independent
170.0%

Many independents in 2024 were backed by PTI, which contested without its party symbol.

NA-16 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-16 Abbottabad in 2024?

Ali Asghar Khan (Independent) won with 105,300 votes (43.5%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-16 in 2024?

18,679 votes. Ali Asghar Khan received 105,300 votes and Murtaza Jayed Abhasi (PML-N) received 86,621.

How many candidates contested NA-16 in 2024?

17 candidates, who received 241,948 votes between them.

Who won NA-16 Abbottabad in 2018?

Ali Khan Jadon (PTI) with 85,763 votes.