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PP-229 Bahawalnagar

Punjab Assembly · 1988 general election

District: Bahawalnagar

Ali Akbar Mazhar Wains (PPP) won with 32,267 votes, beating Chaudhary Abdul Ghafoor (IJI) by 4,284.

About this result

Ali Akbar Mazhar Wains of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-229 Bahawalnagar in the 1988 general election with 32,267 of the 63,708 votes counted (50.6%). Chaudhary Abdul Ghafoor of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad finished second, 4,284 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Ali Akbar Mazhar Wains
Pakistan Peoples Party
32,26750.6%
Chaudhary Abdul Ghafoor
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
27,98343.9%
Abdur Rasheed Qurashi
Pakistan Democratic Party
1,9573.1%
Muhammad Ali Chaudhry
PAI
1,0551.7%
Ali Muhammad
Independent
2800.4%
Abdur Razzaq
Independent
1100.2%
Ahmad Nawaz Khan (Retired)
Independent
560.1%

PP-229 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-229 Bahawalnagar in 1988?

Ali Akbar Mazhar Wains (PPP) won with 32,267 votes (50.6%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-229 in 1988?

4,284 votes. Ali Akbar Mazhar Wains received 32,267 votes and Chaudhary Abdul Ghafoor (IJI) received 27,983.

How many candidates contested PP-229 in 1988?

7 candidates, who received 63,708 votes between them.