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NA-139 Layyah

National Assembly · 1988 general election

District: Layyah

Malik Niaz Ahmad Jakhar (PPP) won with 43,056 votes, beating Pir Syed Muhammad Khurshid Shah (PAI) by 8,076.

About this result

Malik Niaz Ahmad Jakhar of Pakistan Peoples Party won NA-139 Layyah in the 1988 general election with 43,056 of the 97,341 votes counted (44.2%). Pir Syed Muhammad Khurshid Shah of PAI finished second, 8,076 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Malik Niaz Ahmad Jakhar
Pakistan Peoples Party
43,05644.2%
Pir Syed Muhammad Khurshid Shah
PAI
34,98035.9%
Ghulam Fareed Mirani
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
13,37613.7%
Syed Faiz Elahi Shah
Independent
4,2044.3%
Zulfiqar Khan Niazi ( Retired )
Independent
1,3091.3%
Qari Kifayatullah
Independent
2330.2%
Doctor Mazhar Ali Khan Malik
Independent
1830.2%

NA-139 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-139 Layyah in 1988?

Malik Niaz Ahmad Jakhar (PPP) won with 43,056 votes (44.2%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-139 in 1988?

8,076 votes. Malik Niaz Ahmad Jakhar received 43,056 votes and Pir Syed Muhammad Khurshid Shah (PAI) received 34,980.

How many candidates contested NA-139 in 1988?

7 candidates, who received 97,341 votes between them.