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NA-37 Rawalpindi

National Assembly · 1985 general election

District: Rawalpindi

Malik Mehboob Hussain (Non-party) won with 24,569 votes, beating Abdul Aziz (Non-party) by 210.

About this result

Malik Mehboob Hussain won NA-37 Rawalpindi in the 1985 general election with 24,569 of the 114,463 votes counted (21.5%). Abdul Aziz finished second, 210 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 4th-closest result among the 115 National Assembly seats in Punjab.

CandidateVotes
Malik Mehboob Hussain
Non-party candidate
24,56921.5%
Abdul Aziz
Non-party candidate
24,35921.3%
Riaz Akhtar
Non-party candidate
21,96119.2%
Raja Muhammad Zaheer
Non-party candidate
20,53317.9%
Muhammad Akram
Non-party candidate
15,02513.1%
Haji Ashiq Hussain
Non-party candidate
8,0167.0%

This election was held on a non-party basis: all candidates stood as individuals.

NA-37 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-37 Rawalpindi in 1985?

Malik Mehboob Hussain won with 24,569 votes (21.5%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-37 in 1985?

210 votes. Malik Mehboob Hussain received 24,569 votes and Abdul Aziz received 24,359.

How many candidates contested NA-37 in 1985?

6 candidates, who received 114,463 votes between them.