Rawalpindi 1, Punjab — Pakistan National Assembly Election Results

Rawalpindi 1 (Punjab) was won by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (PML-N) at the 2013 National Assembly general election, with a margin of 87,229 votes over Sadaqat Ali Abbasi. This page covers every National Assembly general election in Rawalpindi 1, Punjab, from 1993 to 2013.

Full Election History, 1993–2013

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1993 Shahid Khaqan Abbasi PML-N 76,596 57.3% Col. (R) Habib Khan (PPP) 31,423 (23.5 pts)
1997 Shahid Khaqan Abbasi PML-N 65,194 60.2% Z. Babar Awan, Adv. (Pakistan Muslim League-J (Chataha Group)) 43,426 (40.1 pts)
2002 Ghulam Murtaza Satti PPP 74,259 44.0% Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (PML-N) 10,462 (6.2 pts)
2008 Shahid Khaqan Abbassi PML-N 99,988 48.5% Ghulam Murtaza Satti (PPP) 22,010 (10.7 pts)
2013 Shahid Khaqan Abbasi PML-N 134,439 54.4% Sadaqat Ali Abbasi (PTI) 87,229 (35.3 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1993

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi PML-N 76,596 57.3%
Col. (R) Habib Khan PPP 45,173 33.8%
Raja Imtiaz Ahmad Taj Pakistan Islamic Front 9,451 7.1%
Raja M. Iftikhar Independent 2,132 1.6%
M. Aziz Abbasi Independent 271 0.2%

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi PML-N 65,194 60.2%
Z. Babar Awan, Adv. Pakistan Muslim League-J (Chataha Group) 21,768 20.1%
Javed Iqbbal Satti Independent 21,386 19.7%

2002

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ghulam Murtaza Satti PPP 74,259 44.0%
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi PML-N 63,797 37.8%
M. Sufyan Abbasi MMA 29,331 17.4%
M. Siddiq Qureshi PTI 860 0.5%
Col. (R) M. Masud Baig Independent 460 0.3%

2008

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shahid Khaqan Abbassi PML-N 99,988 48.5%
Ghulam Murtaza Satti PPP 77,978 37.8%
Javed Iqbal Satti PML-Q 28,188 13.7%
Masood Ahmad Abbassi Independent 202 0.1%

2013

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi PML-N 134,439 54.4%
Sadaqat Ali Abbasi PTI 47,210 19.1%
Ghulam Murtaza Satti PPP 45,203 18.3%
Solat Majeed Satti Advocate Jamaat-e-Islami 7,465 3.0%
Saif Ullah Saifi JUI-F 7,356 3.0%
Munawar Hussain Abbasi Independent 1,590 0.6%
Hafiz Raja Muhammad Sana Ul Haq Sunni Tehreek 997 0.4%
Raja Tariq Mehmood Januja Independent 692 0.3%
Aamr Jameel Independent 636 0.3%
Dr Sarfraz Ahmad Cheema Markazi Jamiat Mushaikh Pakistan 585 0.2%
Muhammad Khursheed Dhanyal Independent 370 0.1%
Waseem Akhter Raja All Pakistan Muslim League 272 0.1%
Engineer Muhammad Zakir MQM 232 0.1%

Margin Over Time

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

1993: PML-N margin 23.5 pts 1997: PML-N margin 40.1 pts 2002: PPP margin 6.2 pts 2008: PML-N margin 10.7 pts 2013: PML-N margin 35.3 pts 1993 1997 2002 2008 2013

Trend

Rawalpindi 1 has been contested at 5 National Assembly general elections on record since 1993. Parties that have won this seat over that span: PML-N, PPP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Rawalpindi 1 in the 2013 general election?

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (PML-N) won Rawalpindi 1, Punjab, in 2013 with 134,439 votes (54.4%), a margin of 87,229 votes over Sadaqat Ali Abbasi.

Which parties have won Rawalpindi 1 since 1993?

Since 1993, Rawalpindi 1 has been won by: PML-N, PPP.

What was the closest result in Rawalpindi 1?

The closest result on record for Rawalpindi 1 was 2002, when PPP beat PML-N by just 10,462 votes (6.2 percentage points).

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