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General elections were held in Islamabad Capital Territory on Thursday 10 October 2002 to elect 2 members of National Assembly of Pakistan from Islamabad.
Pakistan People's Party and Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal both won 1 seat from Islamabad by the margin of 11,590 and 17,868 votes respectively.
Total no of 28 Candidates including 8 Independents contested for 2 National Assembly Seats from Islamabad. [1]
| No. | Constituency | Candidates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPP | PML-N | PTI | |||||
| 1 | NA-48 | Babar Awan | Zafar Ali Shah | Ahmad Raza Khan Kasuri | |||
| 2 | NA-49 | Nayyar Hussain Bukhari | Tariq Fazal Chaudhry | Rab Nawaz Chaudhry | |||
Party Wise
| Party | Seats | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contested | Won | # | % | ||
| Pakistan Peoples Party | 2 | 1 | 76,659 | 38.97 | |
| Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | 1 | 1 | 40,365 | 20.52 | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 2 | 0 | 20,725 | 10.54 | |
| Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 2 | 0 | 12,850 | 6.53 | |
| Others & Independents | 21 | 0 | 44,243 | 22.49 | |
| Rejected | 0 | 1,881 | 0.95 | ||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 196,723 | 100.0 | |
| No. | Constituency | Turnout | Elected Member | Party | Runner-up | Party | Win Margin (by votes) | Win Margin (by % votes) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA-48 | 46.74 | Mian Muhammad Aslam | MMA | Babar Awan | Pakistan Peoples Party | 11,590 | 13.14 | ||
| 2 | NA-49 | 55.31 | Nayyar Hussain Bukhari | Pakistan Peoples Party | Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar | Independent | 17,868 | 16.47 | ||
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