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PP-61 Jhang

Punjab Assembly · 1985 general election

District: Jhang

Haji Muhammad Yousaf Shaikh (Non-party) won with 39,606 votes, beating Muhammad Iqbal (Non-party) by 21,542.

About this result

Haji Muhammad Yousaf Shaikh won PP-61 Jhang in the 1985 general election with 39,606 of the 59,701 votes counted (66.3%). Muhammad Iqbal finished second, 21,542 votes behind. 12 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Haji Muhammad Yousaf Shaikh
Non-party candidate
39,60666.3%
Muhammad Iqbal
Non-party candidate
18,06430.3%
Nabi Ahmad Khan
Non-party candidate
6001.0%
Mumtaz Hussain Khan Bharwana
Non-party candidate
4270.7%
Muhammad Idress
Non-party candidate
3230.5%
Abdur Rasheed
Non-party candidate
2110.4%
Muhammad Ayub Qadri
Non-party candidate
1620.3%
Muhammad Aslam
Non-party candidate
1060.2%
Muhammad Farooq
Non-party candidate
920.2%
Mehmood Ahmad Ansari
Non-party candidate
610.1%
Hussain Imam Shah
Non-party candidate
380.1%
Mukhtar Hussain Mirza
Non-party candidate
110.0%

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

PP-61 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-61 Jhang in 1985?

Haji Muhammad Yousaf Shaikh won with 39,606 votes (66.3%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-61 in 1985?

21,542 votes. Haji Muhammad Yousaf Shaikh received 39,606 votes and Muhammad Iqbal received 18,064.

How many candidates contested PP-61 in 1985?

12 candidates, who received 59,701 votes between them.