PP-260 Rahim Yar Khan
Punjab Assembly · 2024 general election
District: Rahim Yar Khan
Saima Kanwal (Independent) won with 54,986 votes, beating Makhdum Hashim Jawan Bakht (Independent) by 34,162.
About this result
Saima Kanwal, an independent candidate, won PP-260 Rahim Yar Khan in the 2024 general election with 54,986 of the 108,881 votes counted (50.5%). Makhdum Hashim Jawan Bakht, an independent candidate, finished second, 34,162 votes behind. 16 candidates contested the seat. It was the 8th-largest winning margin among the 297 Punjab Assembly seats. In 2018, PP-260 Rahim Yar Khan was won by Muhammad Arshad Javed (PML-N), so the seat changed hands.
Many independents in 2024 were backed by PTI, which contested without its party symbol.
PP-260 in other elections
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Common questions
Who won PP-260 Rahim Yar Khan in 2024?
Saima Kanwal (Independent) won with 54,986 votes (50.5%).
What was the margin of victory in PP-260 in 2024?
34,162 votes. Saima Kanwal received 54,986 votes and Makhdum Hashim Jawan Bakht (Independent) received 20,824.
How many candidates contested PP-260 in 2024?
16 candidates, who received 108,881 votes between them.
Who won PP-260 Rahim Yar Khan in 2018?
Muhammad Arshad Javed (PML-N) with 35,791 votes.