2008 Pakistani general election in Islamabad explained

Country:Islamabad
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2002 Pakistani general election in Islamabad
Previous Year:2002
Election Date:18 February 2008
Next Election:2013 Pakistani general election in Islamabad
Next Year:2013
Seats For Election:2 seats from Islamabad in the National Assembly
Turnout:50.03 1.25
Registered:482,801
Leader2:Asif Ali Zardari
Leader Since2:2007
Party2:Pakistan Peoples Party
Seats2:0
Seat Change2:1
Last Election2:0
Popular Vote2:71,211
Percentage2:29.48%
Swing2:9.49%
Leader3:Shujaat Hussain
Leader Since3:2003
Party3:Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
Seats3:0
Last Election3:0
Popular Vote3:45,029
Percentage3:18.64%
Swing3:16.55%
Leader1:Nisar Ali Khan
Party1:Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Leader Since1:2005
Seats1:2
Seat Change1:2
Last Election1:0
Popular Vote1:106,962
Percentage1:44.29%
Swing1:33.75%
Image4:Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman.png
Leader4:Fazal-ur-Rehman
Party4:Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
Leader Since4:2002
Seats4:0
Seat Change4:1
Last Election4:1
Popular Vote4:1,257
Percentage4:0.52%
Swing4:20%

General elections were held in Islamabad Capital Territory on Monday18 February 2008 to elect 2 member of National Assembly of Pakistan from Islamabad.

Pakistan Muslim League (N) won both seats from Islamabad with comfortable margin.

Candidates

Total no of 34 Candidates including 19 Independents contested for 2 National Assembly Seats from Islamabad.[1]

No.ConstituencyCandidates
PPPPML-NPML-Q
1NA-48Israr HussainAnjum Aqeel KhanRizwan Sadiq Khan
2NA-49Nayyar Hussain BukhariTariq Fazal ChaudhryMustafa Nawaz Khokhar

Result

Party Wise

PartySeatsVotes
ContestedWon%
Pakistan Muslim League (N)22106,96244.29
Pakistan Peoples Party2071,21129.48
Pakistan Muslim League (Q)2045,02918.64
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal201,257 0.52
Pakistan Tehreek-e-InsafBoycotted000
Others & Independents26015,5416.43
Rejected01,5310.63
Total342241,531100.0

Constituency wise

No.ConstituencyTurnoutElected MemberPartyRunner-upPartyWin Margin(by votes)Win Margin(by % votes)
1NA-4843.75Anjum Aqeel KhanPakistan Muslim League (N)Israr HussainPakistan Peoples Party34,99533.34
2NA-4956.23Tariq Fazal ChaudhryPakistan Muslim League (N)Nayyar Hussain BukhariPakistan Peoples Party7650.55

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency Profile . 2022-07-15 . Election Pakistan . en-US.