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PP-224 Bahawalpur

Punjab Assembly · 1985 general election

District: Bahawalpur

Chaudhary Abdul Rasheed (Non-party) won with 18,658 votes, beating Muhammad Akhtar Shah (Non-party) by 4,856.

About this result

Chaudhary Abdul Rasheed won PP-224 Bahawalpur in the 1985 general election with 18,658 of the 57,848 votes counted (32.3%). Muhammad Akhtar Shah finished second, 4,856 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Chaudhary Abdul Rasheed
Non-party candidate
18,65832.3%
Muhammad Akhtar Shah
Non-party candidate
13,80223.9%
Maqsood Hussain Gill
Non-party candidate
12,22121.1%
Nadeem Iqbal Awan
Non-party candidate
5,4229.4%
Akhtar Ali Rao
Non-party candidate
4,9818.6%
Jamil-ur-Rehman Rana
Non-party candidate
2,1683.7%
Karamat Ali
Non-party candidate
5961.0%

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

PP-224 in other elections

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

Common questions

Who won PP-224 Bahawalpur in 1985?

Chaudhary Abdul Rasheed won with 18,658 votes (32.3%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-224 in 1985?

4,856 votes. Chaudhary Abdul Rasheed received 18,658 votes and Muhammad Akhtar Shah received 13,802.

How many candidates contested PP-224 in 1985?

7 candidates, who received 57,848 votes between them.