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PP-23 Sargodha

Punjab Assembly · 1988 general election

District: Sargodha

Sardar Sikandar Hayat Mekan (PPP) won with 14,692 votes, beating Mazhar Ahmad Qurashi (Independent) by 787.

About this result

Sardar Sikandar Hayat Mekan of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-23 Sargodha in the 1988 general election with 14,692 of the 56,389 votes counted (26.1%). Mazhar Ahmad Qurashi, an independent candidate, finished second, 787 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Sardar Sikandar Hayat Mekan
Pakistan Peoples Party
14,69226.1%
Mazhar Ahmad Qurashi
Independent
13,90524.7%
Colonel (R) Malik Ahmad Iqbal Tiwana
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
12,05221.4%
Abdul Latif
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
11,17719.8%
Mian Maqbool Ahmad Nangiana
Independent
4,2277.5%
Muhammad Waris
Independent
3360.6%

PP-23 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-23 Sargodha in 1988?

Sardar Sikandar Hayat Mekan (PPP) won with 14,692 votes (26.1%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-23 in 1988?

787 votes. Sardar Sikandar Hayat Mekan received 14,692 votes and Mazhar Ahmad Qurashi (Independent) received 13,905.

How many candidates contested PP-23 in 1988?

6 candidates, who received 56,389 votes between them.