Constituency NA-79
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RegionFaisalabad District
Abolished2018
| Constituency NA-79 (Faisalabad-V) | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Region | Faisalabad District |
| Former constituency | |
| Abolished | 2018 |
Constituency NA-79 (Faisalabad-V) (Urdu: این اے-۷۹، فیصل آباد-۵) was a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002-2018. Representing mainly the Samundri Tehsil, it has been merged into the new NA-104.
General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Muhammad Safdar Shaker of PML-Q won by 61,150 votes.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(Q) | Muhammad Safdar Shakir | 61,150 | 42.96 | ||
| PPP | Rana Muhammad Farooq Saeed Khan | 56,773 | 39.89 | ||
| PML(N) | Ch. Safdar ur Rehman | 23,448 | 16.47 | ||
| Others | Others (two candidates) | 964 | 0.68 | ||
| Turnout | 144,782 | 46.63 | |||
| Total valid votes | 142,335 | 98.31 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,447 | 1.69 | |||
| Majority | 4,377 | 3.07 | |||
| Registered electors | 310,492 | ||||
Election 2008
General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Rana Muhammad Farooq Saeed an Independent candidate won by 58,563 votes.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rana Muhammad Farooq Saeed Khan | 58,563 | 39.34 | ||
| PML(Q) | Muhammad Safdar Shakir | 29,267 | 19.66 | ||
| PML(N) | Ch. Safdar ur Rehman | 27,869 | 18.72 | ||
| PPP | Ch. Hammad Muhammad Khan | 27,078 | 18.19 | ||
| Independent | Ch. Khalid Mehmood | 5,747 | 3.86 | ||
| Others | Others (two candidates) | 343 | 0.23 | ||
| Turnout | 156,093 | 56.57 | |||
| Total valid votes | 148,867 | 95.37 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 7,226 | 4.63 | |||
| Majority | 29,296 | 19.68 | |||
| Registered electors | 275,953 | ||||