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PP-59 Faisalabad

Punjab Assembly · 1988 general election

District: Faisalabad

Fazal Hussain Rahi (PPP) won with 32,298 votes, beating Abdul Qayyom Awan (IJI) by 20,747.

About this result

Fazal Hussain Rahi of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-59 Faisalabad in the 1988 general election with 32,298 of the 52,773 votes counted (61.2%). Abdul Qayyom Awan of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad finished second, 20,747 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat. It was the 6th-largest winning margin among the 240 Punjab Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Fazal Hussain Rahi
Pakistan Peoples Party
32,29861.2%
Abdul Qayyom Awan
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
11,55121.9%
Chaudhary Muhammad Din
Independent
6,03311.4%
Chaudhary Ghulam Nabi
NPP-K
1,7193.3%
Haji Khalid Parvez
PAI
6771.3%
Abdul Latif
JAHP
3020.6%
Abdur Rasheed (Retired)
Independent
1040.2%
Mahmood Hussain
Independent
890.2%

PP-59 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-59 Faisalabad in 1988?

Fazal Hussain Rahi (PPP) won with 32,298 votes (61.2%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-59 in 1988?

20,747 votes. Fazal Hussain Rahi received 32,298 votes and Abdul Qayyom Awan (IJI) received 11,551.

How many candidates contested PP-59 in 1988?

8 candidates, who received 52,773 votes between them.