NEWS FROM AFGHANISTAN

Election Special No 4

NfA: 2004/031
October 30, 2004

Compiled by Bernt Glatzer,
ARG: Afghanistan Research Group (ARG)

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Final Election Results
99.7% of Estimated Total Votes Counted* - Last Updated 28 October 2004 10:27

CandidatePolitical PartyVotes%
Hamid KarzaiIndependent4,446,22955.4%
Yonous QanooniHezb-e-Nuhzhat-e-Mili Afghanistan 1,307,23416.3%
Haji Mohammad MohaqiqIndependent931,57211.6%
Abdul Rashid DostumIndependent804,73910.0%
Abdul Latif PedramHezb-e-Congra-e-Mili Afghanistan 110,0881.4%
Massooda JalalIndependent93,3641.2%
Syed Ishaq GilaniNuhzat-e-Hambastagee Mili Afghanistan 80,4891.0%
Ahmad Shah AhmadzaiIndependent60,2080.8%
Abdul Satar SeratIndependent30,1350.4%
Hamayon Shah AsifiIndependent26,2080.3%
Ghulam Farooq NijrabiHezb-e-Istiqlal-e-Afghanistan24,2220.3%
Syed Abdul Hadi DabirIndependent24,0330.3%
Abdul Hafiz MansoorIndependent19,7070.2%
Abdul Hadi KhalilzaiIndependent18,1580.2%
Mir Mohammad Mahfouz NedaeeIndependent15,9300.2%
Mohammad Ebrahim RashidIndependent13,7870.2%
Wakil MangalIndependent11,7620.1%
Abdul Hasseb AryanIndependent8,3570.1%
Valid Votes 8,026,222100.0%
Invalid Votes ** 104,356 
Total Votes 8,130,578 
* Total votes estimate equal to sum of votes from polling stations checked in plus projected votes for outstanding polling stations.
** Invalid votes account for 1.3% of total votes.
Source: www.afg-electionresults.org/english/english.htm

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