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NA-135 Muzaffargarh

National Assembly · 1988 general election

District: Muzaffargarh

Doctor Zulfiqar Ali Burq (Independent) won with 26,454 votes, beating Syed Jamil Ahmad Hussain Bukhari (PPP) by 622.

About this result

Doctor Zulfiqar Ali Burq, an independent candidate, won NA-135 Muzaffargarh in the 1988 general election with 26,454 of the 94,855 votes counted (27.9%). Syed Jamil Ahmad Hussain Bukhari of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 622 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat. It was the 4th-closest result among the 112 National Assembly seats in Punjab.

CandidateVotes
Doctor Zulfiqar Ali Burq
Independent
26,45427.9%
Syed Jamil Ahmad Hussain Bukhari
Pakistan Peoples Party
25,83227.2%
Muhammad Aslam Khan
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
12,53813.2%
Moulvi Muhammad Luqman
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)
10,37310.9%
Syed Afzaal Mustafa
Independent
8,4068.9%
Ghulam Shabbir Khan
Independent
5,8156.1%
Nazar Abbas Khan
Independent
3,9494.2%
Syed Ghulam Abbas Shah ( Retired )
Independent
1,4881.6%

NA-135 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-135 Muzaffargarh in 1988?

Doctor Zulfiqar Ali Burq (Independent) won with 26,454 votes (27.9%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-135 in 1988?

622 votes. Doctor Zulfiqar Ali Burq received 26,454 votes and Syed Jamil Ahmad Hussain Bukhari (PPP) received 25,832.

How many candidates contested NA-135 in 1988?

8 candidates, who received 94,855 votes between them.