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PP-218 Bahawalpur

Punjab Assembly · 1988 general election

District: Bahawalpur

Zaildar Ahmed Yar Malik (PPP) won with 15,756 votes, beating Malik Qadir Bukhsh (Independent) by 1,821.

About this result

Zaildar Ahmed Yar Malik of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-218 Bahawalpur in the 1988 general election with 15,756 of the 47,097 votes counted (33.5%). Malik Qadir Bukhsh, an independent candidate, finished second, 1,821 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Zaildar Ahmed Yar Malik
Pakistan Peoples Party
15,75633.5%
Malik Qadir Bukhsh
Independent
13,93529.6%
Syed Muhammad Akbar Shah
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
13,38628.4%
Jam Abdul Qadir
PAI
3,7588.0%
Muhammad Siddique
Independent
2620.6%

PP-218 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-218 Bahawalpur in 1988?

Zaildar Ahmed Yar Malik (PPP) won with 15,756 votes (33.5%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-218 in 1988?

1,821 votes. Zaildar Ahmed Yar Malik received 15,756 votes and Malik Qadir Bukhsh (Independent) received 13,935.

How many candidates contested PP-218 in 1988?

5 candidates, who received 47,097 votes between them.