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PP-55 Faisalabad

Punjab Assembly · 1988 general election

District: Faisalabad

Raja Sajjad Akbar (PPP) won with 31,976 votes, beating Muhammad Riaz Shahid (Independent) by 11,634.

About this result

Raja Sajjad Akbar of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-55 Faisalabad in the 1988 general election with 31,976 of the 56,769 votes counted (56.3%). Muhammad Riaz Shahid, an independent candidate, finished second, 11,634 votes behind. 9 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Raja Sajjad Akbar
Pakistan Peoples Party
31,97656.3%
Muhammad Riaz Shahid
Independent
20,34235.8%
Javed Iqbal
PAI
3,3415.9%
Tajammal Iqbal (Retired)
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
7921.4%
Jamal Abdul Nasar
Independent
1070.2%
Muhammad Tufail Khan (Retired)
TNFJ
730.1%
Imam Din
Independent
620.1%
Muhammad Ismail
Independent
510.1%
Liaqat Ali Kamal
Independent
250.0%

PP-55 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-55 Faisalabad in 1988?

Raja Sajjad Akbar (PPP) won with 31,976 votes (56.3%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-55 in 1988?

11,634 votes. Raja Sajjad Akbar received 31,976 votes and Muhammad Riaz Shahid (Independent) received 20,342.

How many candidates contested PP-55 in 1988?

9 candidates, who received 56,769 votes between them.