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NA-144 Bahawalnagar

National Assembly · 1988 general election

District: Bahawalnagar

Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani (PPP) won with 38,259 votes, beating Syed Muhammad Asgahr Shah (IJI) by 1,340.

About this result

Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani of Pakistan Peoples Party won NA-144 Bahawalnagar in the 1988 general election with 38,259 of the 113,016 votes counted (33.9%). Syed Muhammad Asgahr Shah of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad finished second, 1,340 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 9th-closest result among the 112 National Assembly seats in Punjab.

CandidateVotes
Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani
Pakistan Peoples Party
38,25933.9%
Syed Muhammad Asgahr Shah
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
36,91932.7%
Doctor Noor Muhammad Ghaffari
Independent
29,79626.4%
Mian Muhammad Afzal Watto
PAI
7,0326.2%
Col (r) Qamar ul Zaman
Independent
6410.6%
Mian Fazal Farid Laleka
Independent
3690.3%

NA-144 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-144 Bahawalnagar in 1988?

Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani (PPP) won with 38,259 votes (33.9%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-144 in 1988?

1,340 votes. Syed Mumtaz Alam Gillani received 38,259 votes and Syed Muhammad Asgahr Shah (IJI) received 36,919.

How many candidates contested NA-144 in 1988?

6 candidates, who received 113,016 votes between them.