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PP-185 Dera Ghazi Khan

Punjab Assembly · 1985 general election

District: Dera Ghazi Khan

Sardar Maqsood Ahmed Khan Leghari (Non-party) won with 39,661 votes, beating Syed Muhammad Baqir Shah (Non-party) by 26,127.

About this result

Sardar Maqsood Ahmed Khan Leghari won PP-185 Dera Ghazi Khan in the 1985 general election with 39,661 of the 55,052 votes counted (72%). Syed Muhammad Baqir Shah finished second, 26,127 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. It was the 9th-largest winning margin among the 238 Punjab Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Sardar Maqsood Ahmed Khan Leghari
Non-party candidate
39,66172.0%
Syed Muhammad Baqir Shah
Non-party candidate
13,53424.6%
Sardar Atta Muhammad Khan Leghari
Non-party candidate
1,2142.2%
Mansoor Ahmad Khan Laghari
Non-party candidate
4980.9%
Haji Ghulam Ali Khan
Non-party candidate
1450.3%

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

PP-185 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-185 Dera Ghazi Khan in 1985?

Sardar Maqsood Ahmed Khan Leghari won with 39,661 votes (72%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-185 in 1985?

26,127 votes. Sardar Maqsood Ahmed Khan Leghari received 39,661 votes and Syed Muhammad Baqir Shah received 13,534.

How many candidates contested PP-185 in 1985?

5 candidates, who received 55,052 votes between them.