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PP-19 Chakwal

Punjab Assembly · 1988 general election

District: Chakwal

Malik Salim Iqbal (IJI) won with 37,425 votes, beating Syed Ejaz Abbas (PPP) by 21,540.

About this result

Malik Salim Iqbal of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad won PP-19 Chakwal in the 1988 general election with 37,425 of the 64,957 votes counted (57.6%). Syed Ejaz Abbas of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 21,540 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. It was the 5th-largest winning margin among the 240 Punjab Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Malik Salim Iqbal
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
37,42557.6%
Syed Ejaz Abbas
Pakistan Peoples Party
15,88524.5%
Malik Muhammad Altaf
Independent
8,56913.2%
Muhammad Khan Zafar Awan
Independent
1,5572.4%
Muhammad Akram Qureshi
Independent
1,5212.3%

PP-19 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-19 Chakwal in 1988?

Malik Salim Iqbal (IJI) won with 37,425 votes (57.6%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-19 in 1988?

21,540 votes. Malik Salim Iqbal received 37,425 votes and Syed Ejaz Abbas (PPP) received 15,885.

How many candidates contested PP-19 in 1988?

5 candidates, who received 64,957 votes between them.