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PP-221 Bahawalpur

Punjab Assembly · 1985 general election

District: Bahawalpur

Bashir Ahmad (Non-party) won with 25,492 votes, beating Chaudhary Muhammad Iqbal Akhtar (Non-party) by 8,276.

About this result

Bashir Ahmad won PP-221 Bahawalpur in the 1985 general election with 25,492 of the 52,330 votes counted (48.7%). Chaudhary Muhammad Iqbal Akhtar finished second, 8,276 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Bashir Ahmad
Non-party candidate
25,49248.7%
Chaudhary Muhammad Iqbal Akhtar
Non-party candidate
17,21632.9%
Chaudhary Muhammad Akram
Non-party candidate
5,91111.3%
Haji Muhammad Arshad
Non-party candidate
1,3282.5%
Muhammad Amin
Non-party candidate
1,1622.2%
Abdul Rasheed
Non-party candidate
7031.3%
Doctor Haji Manzoor ul Hassan
Non-party candidate
2670.5%
Muhammad Shahid
Non-party candidate
2510.5%

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

PP-221 in other elections

Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.

Common questions

Who won PP-221 Bahawalpur in 1985?

Bashir Ahmad won with 25,492 votes (48.7%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-221 in 1985?

8,276 votes. Bashir Ahmad received 25,492 votes and Chaudhary Muhammad Iqbal Akhtar received 17,216.

How many candidates contested PP-221 in 1985?

8 candidates, who received 52,330 votes between them.