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NA-97 Sheikhupura

National Assembly · 1977 general election

District: Sheikhupura

Rai Rasheed Ahmad Khan (PPP) won with 88,247 votes, beating Malik Shahdat Khan (PNA) by 60,591.

About this result

Rai Rasheed Ahmad Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party won NA-97 Sheikhupura in the 1977 general election with 88,247 of the 115,903 votes counted (76.1%). Malik Shahdat Khan of Pakistan National Alliance finished second, 60,591 votes behind. Two candidates contested the seat. It was the 8th-largest winning margin among the 115 National Assembly seats in Punjab.

CandidateVotes
Rai Rasheed Ahmad Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
88,24776.1%
Malik Shahdat Khan
Pakistan National Alliance
27,65623.9%

NA-97 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-97 Sheikhupura in 1977?

Rai Rasheed Ahmad Khan (PPP) won with 88,247 votes (76.1%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-97 in 1977?

60,591 votes. Rai Rasheed Ahmad Khan received 88,247 votes and Malik Shahdat Khan (PNA) received 27,656.

How many candidates contested NA-97 in 1977?

2 candidates, who received 115,903 votes between them.