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PP-223 Bahawalpur

Punjab Assembly · 1988 general election

District: Bahawalpur

Syed Salman Ahmad Gardezi (Independent) won with 20,930 votes, beating Mian Maqbool Ahmad (PPP) by 5,756.

About this result

Syed Salman Ahmad Gardezi, an independent candidate, won PP-223 Bahawalpur in the 1988 general election with 20,930 of the 39,091 votes counted (53.5%). Mian Maqbool Ahmad of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 5,756 votes behind. 9 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Syed Salman Ahmad Gardezi
Independent
20,93053.5%
Mian Maqbool Ahmad
Pakistan Peoples Party
15,17438.8%
Rana Aashiq Ali
Independent
8452.2%
Muhammad Uzair Chughtai
Pakistan Democratic Party
6451.6%
Chaudhary Muhammad Muneer
Independent
6441.6%
Mian Sajjad Hussain Pirzada
Independent
6071.6%
Syed Abdul Qayoom Hamdani
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
1150.3%
Malik Ahmad Nawaz
Independent
990.3%
Tariq Mahmood
Independent
320.1%

PP-223 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-223 Bahawalpur in 1988?

Syed Salman Ahmad Gardezi (Independent) won with 20,930 votes (53.5%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-223 in 1988?

5,756 votes. Syed Salman Ahmad Gardezi received 20,930 votes and Mian Maqbool Ahmad (PPP) received 15,174.

How many candidates contested PP-223 in 1988?

9 candidates, who received 39,091 votes between them.