PK-78 Peshawar
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly · 2024 general election
District: Peshawar
Zahir Khan (PML-N) won with 22,559 votes, beating Muhammad Asim Khan (Independent) by 5,434.
About this result
Zahir Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PK-78 Peshawar in the 2024 general election with 22,559 of the 64,079 votes counted (35.2%), contesting on the Tiger symbol. Muhammad Asim Khan, an independent candidate, finished second, 5,434 votes behind. 19 candidates contested the seat. In 2018, PK-78 Peshawar was won by Samar Haroon Bilour (ANP), so the seat changed hands.
Many independents in 2024 were backed by PTI, which contested without its party symbol.
PK-78 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2018 Samar Haroon Bilour (ANP)Peshawar
- 2013 Habib Ur Rahman (JI)Bunair
- 2008 Qaiser Wali Khan (ANP)Bunair
- 2002 Habib ur Rehman (MMA)Bunair
- 1997 Muhammad Hashim Khan (PML-N)Lower Dir
- 1993 Bakhat Baidar (PPP)Dir
- 1990 Zakirullah Khan (IJI)Dir
- 1988 Muzaffar Khan (PPP)Dir
- 1985 Said Ahmad (Non-party)Chitral
- 1977 Syed Abdul Ghafoor Shah (PPP)Chitral
Common questions
Who won PK-78 Peshawar in 2024?
Zahir Khan (PML-N) won with 22,559 votes (35.2%).
What was the margin of victory in PK-78 in 2024?
5,434 votes. Zahir Khan received 22,559 votes and Muhammad Asim Khan (Independent) received 17,125.
How many candidates contested PK-78 in 2024?
19 candidates, who received 64,079 votes between them.
Who won PK-78 Peshawar in 2018?
Samar Haroon Bilour (ANP) with 20,915 votes.