PP-79 Gujranwala
Punjab Assembly · 1988 general election
District: Gujranwala
Malik Muhammad Wazir Awan (PPP) won with 23,240 votes, beating Ch. Habibullah Cheema (IJI) by 8,827.
About this result
Malik Muhammad Wazir Awan of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-79 Gujranwala in the 1988 general election with 23,240 of the 53,900 votes counted (43.1%). Ch. Habibullah Cheema of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad finished second, 8,827 votes behind. 9 candidates contested the seat.
CandidateVotes
Malik Muhammad Wazir Awan
Pakistan Peoples Party 23,24043.1%
Ch. Habibullah Cheema
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad 14,41326.7%
Sahibzada Syed Shabbir Hussain Shah
PAI 10,67619.8%
Muhammad Aslam
NPP-K 2,4464.5%
Malik Shaukat Hayat
Independent 1,7233.2%
Muhammad Jafar Khan (Retired)
Independent 4810.9%
Jamshed Abbas Thaheem
Independent 4310.8%
Rai Muhammad Shafi (Retired)
Independent 3100.6%
Arsahd Manzoor
Independent 1800.3%
PP-79 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Taimur Ali Khan Baloch (PML-N)Sargodha
- 2018 Rana Munawar Hussain (PML-N)Sargodha
- 2013 Mehr Khalid Mahmood Sargana (PML-N)Jhang
- 2008 Hafiz Muhammad Qamar Hayat Kathiya (PML-Q)Jhang
- 2002 Muhammad Qamar Hayat Kathia (Independent)Jhang
- 1997 Syed Muhammad Arif Husain (PML-N)Gujranwala
- 1993 Syed Muhammad Arif Hussain Bukhari (PML-N)Gujranwala
- 1990 Noor Muhammad Tarar (IJI)Gujranwala
- 1985 Sardar Shahid Iqbal (Non-party)Faisalabad
- 1977 Chaudhary Hameedullah Khan (PPP)Lyallpur
- 1970 Sheikh Muhammad Asghar (PPP)Lahore
Common questions
Who won PP-79 Gujranwala in 1988?
Malik Muhammad Wazir Awan (PPP) won with 23,240 votes (43.1%).
What was the margin of victory in PP-79 in 1988?
8,827 votes. Malik Muhammad Wazir Awan received 23,240 votes and Ch. Habibullah Cheema (IJI) received 14,413.
How many candidates contested PP-79 in 1988?
9 candidates, who received 53,900 votes between them.