Faisalabad 5, Punjab — Pakistan National Assembly Election Results

Faisalabad 5 (Punjab) was won by Choudhry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar (PML-N) at the 2013 National Assembly general election, with a margin of 96,096 votes over Khalid Abdullah Ghazi. This page covers every National Assembly general election in Faisalabad 5, Punjab, from 1993 to 2013.

Full Election History, 1993–2013

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1993 Ch. M. Ilyas Ahmad PPP 63,548 48.6% Ch. Talib Hussain (PML-N) 2,589 (2.0 pts)
1997 Mian M. Farooq PML-N 69,035 63.7% Shahid Nazir Ahmad (PPP) 32,234 (29.8 pts)
2002 M. Safdar Shaker PML-Q 61,150 43.0% Rana M. Farooq Saeed Khan (PPP) 4,377 (3.1 pts)
2008 Rana Muhammad Farooq Saeed Khan Independent 58,563 39.3% Muhammad Safdar Shakir (PML-Q) 29,296 (19.7 pts)
2013 Choudhry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar PML-N 118,516 61.5% Khalid Abdullah Ghazi (PTI) 96,096 (49.9 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1993

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ch. M. Ilyas Ahmad PPP 63,548 48.6%
Ch. Talib Hussain PML-N 60,959 46.7%
Ch. Naeem Tahir Independent 3,111 2.4%
Bashir M. Khan Pakistan Islamic Front 3,025 2.3%

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mian M. Farooq PML-N 69,035 63.7%
Shahid Nazir Ahmad PPP 36,801 34.0%
Zahid Nazir Independent 1,387 1.3%
M. Ijaz Virk, Adv. Independent 511 0.5%
M. Naeem Tahir Independent 480 0.4%
Ch. M. Rasheed Randhawa Independent 129 0.1%

2002

CandidatePartyVotesShare
M. Safdar Shaker PML-Q 61,150 43.0%
Rana M. Farooq Saeed Khan PPP 56,773 39.9%
Ch. Safdar-Ur-Rehman PML-N 23,448 16.5%
Rana M. Usman Saeed Khan Independent 804 0.6%
M. Abdullah Ghazi PML-H 160 0.1%

2008

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rana Muhammad Farooq Saeed Khan Independent 58,563 39.3%
Muhammad Safdar Shakir PML-Q 29,267 19.7%
Ch. Safdar-Ur-Rehman PML-N 27,869 18.7%
Ch. Hammad Muhammad Khan PPP 27,078 18.2%
Ch. Khalid Mehmood Independent 5,747 3.9%
Fakhar Mehmood Independent 268 0.2%
Ch.muhammad Naveed Iqbal Independent 75 0.1%

2013

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Choudhry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar PML-N 118,516 61.5%
Khalid Abdullah Ghazi PTI 22,420 11.6%
Rana Muhammad Farooq Saeed Khan PPP 21,716 11.3%
Farkhanda Amjad Waraich Pakistan National Muslim League 11,549 6.0%
Choudhyr Adil Saboor PML-Q 4,660 2.4%
Choudhry Safdar Rehman Independent 2,594 1.3%
Alhaaj Choudhry Zulfiqar Ali Mohib-e-Watan Nowjawan Inqilabion Ki Anjuman 2,476 1.3%
Tahira Anum Choudhry Independent 1,981 1.0%
Muhammad Sarfraz Akbar Sunni Ittehad Council 1,530 0.8%
Choudhry Muhammad Anwar Jamaat-e-Islami 1,438 0.7%
Imtiaz Ali MQM 898 0.5%
Anwar Choudhry Independent 684 0.4%
Haji Muhammad Yasin Independent 385 0.2%
Qari Nasir Mahmood Mughal Awami Justice Party Pakistan 346 0.2%
Advocate Muhammad Yaqoob Independent 325 0.2%
Muhammad Usman Saeed Khan Independent 209 0.1%
Rana Zeeshan Ali Khan Advocate Independent 196 0.1%
Muhammad Farooq Arshad Independent 149 0.1%
Choudhry Muhammad Mustaqeem Mehar Independent 118 0.1%
Choudhry Gulzar Hussain Gohar Advocate All Pakistan Muslim League 110 0.1%
Abdul Rasheed Chughtai Independent 94 0.0%
Amanullah Mohsin Karangi Independent 88 0.0%
Admiral (Ret) Javed Iqbal Pakistan Falah Party 79 0.0%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1993: PPP margin 2.0 pts 1997: PML-N margin 29.8 pts 2002: PML-Q margin 3.1 pts 2008: Independent margin 19.7 pts 2013: PML-N margin 49.9 pts 1993 1997 2002 2008 2013

Trend

Faisalabad 5 has been contested at 5 National Assembly general elections on record since 1993. Parties that have won this seat over that span: PPP, PML-N, PML-Q, Independent.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Faisalabad 5 in the 2013 general election?

Choudhry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar (PML-N) won Faisalabad 5, Punjab, in 2013 with 118,516 votes (61.5%), a margin of 96,096 votes over Khalid Abdullah Ghazi.

Which parties have won Faisalabad 5 since 1993?

Since 1993, Faisalabad 5 has been won by: Independent, PML-N, PML-Q, PPP.

What was the closest result in Faisalabad 5?

The closest result on record for Faisalabad 5 was 1993, when PPP beat PML-N by just 2,589 votes (2.0 percentage points).

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