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1997 General Election

Held on 3 February 1997

Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won the most National Assembly seats: 138 of 207.

About the 1997 election

Pakistan's 1997 general election was held on 3 February 1997. Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won the most National Assembly seats, 138 of the 207 covered here, followed by independents (20) and PPP (18). 1,745 candidates contested the National Assembly seats. In the provincial assemblies, PML-N won the most seats in Punjab (211 of 240), PPP won the most seats in Sindh (36 of 99), PML-N won the most seats in NWFP (32 of 80) and BNP won the most seats in Balochistan (9 of 40). The closest National Assembly result was NA-189 Karachi South, decided by 312 votes; the largest margin was 92,047 votes in NA-188 Karachi Central.

National Assembly

All 207 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 13846.1% of votes Independents 2014.0% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party 1822.1% of votes Haq Parast Group (MQM) 123.9% of votes Awami National Party 102.0% of votes Balochistan National Party (Mengal) 30.6% of votes
Show 4 more parties Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) 21.3% of votes Jamhoori Wattan Party 20.3% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto) 11.9% of votes NPP 10.4% of votes

Punjab Assembly

All 240 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 21153.2% of votes Independents 2120.5% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party 420.1% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo) 21.5% of votes MIP 10.2% of votes Pakistan Democratic Party 10.4% of votes

Sindh Assembly

All 99 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Peoples Party 3627.8% of votes Haq Parast Group (MQM) 2821.3% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 1516.4% of votes Independents 1417.3% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto) 28.4% of votes NPP 22.1% of votes
Show 2 more parties NPP-W 10.5% of votes UNA 12.5% of votes

NWFP Assembly

All 80 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 3230.2% of votes Awami National Party 3020.5% of votes Independents 1126.5% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party 410.5% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo) 22.1% of votes Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam 12.8% of votes

Balochistan Assembly

All 40 seats
PartySeats
Balochistan National Party (Mengal) 916.2% of votes Independents 817.1% of votes Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam 714.0% of votes Jamhoori Wattan Party 69.0% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 410.9% of votes Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party 27.0% of votes
Show 3 more parties BNM 211.2% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo) 11.6% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party 16.5% of votes

Government formed after the 1997 election

Prime ministerNawaz SharifPakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) · from 17 February 1997Chief minister of PunjabShehbaz SharifPakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) · from 20 February 1997Chief minister of SindhLiaquat Ali JatoiPakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) · from 22 February 1997Chief minister of Khyber PakhtunkhwaMehtab Ahmed KhanPakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) · from 21 February 1997Chief minister of BalochistanAkhtar MengalBalochistan National Party (Mengal) · from 22 February 1997

Who held each office three months after the election, or the first elected (not caretaker) holder after it.

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Common questions

When was the 1997 general election held in Pakistan?

On 3 February 1997.

Which party won the 1997 general election?

Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won the most National Assembly seats: 138 of 207.

What was the closest National Assembly result in 1997?

NA-189 Karachi South, won by 312 votes.