Closest results, 1997
The 20 smallest winning margins in the National Assembly and in the provincial assemblies.
Summary
The closest National Assembly result in Pakistan's 1997 general election was NA-189 Karachi South, where Waja Ahmad Karim Dad (PPP) won by 312 votes. The closest provincial assembly result was PP-65 Jhang, decided by 7 votes. Across the National Assembly and provincial assemblies, 42 seats were won by fewer than 1,000 votes.
National Assembly
Seat and winnerWon by
1. NA-189 Karachi South Waja Ahmad Karim Dad (PPP) 312votes 2. NA-20 Lakki Marwat Muhammad Kabir Khan Marwat (PML-N) 353votes 3. NA-100 Lahore Chaudhary Muhammad Aasiq Diyal (Independent) 500votes 4. NA-19 Bannu Malik Nasir Khan (PML-N) 1,168votes 5. NA-55 Bhakkar Muhammad Asghar Khan (Independent) 1,202votes 6. NA-33 Trial Area Abdul Latif Afridi (Independent) 1,330votes 7. NA-29 Trial Area Syed Munir Said (Independent) 1,618votes 8. NA-154 Shikarpur Aftab Shahban Mirani (PPP) 1,737votes 9. NA-56 Bhakkar Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla (PML-N) 1,957votes 10. NA-136 Muzaffargarh Mian Atta Muhammad Qureshi (PML-N) 2,409votes 11. NA-17 Kohistan Aurangzeb (Independent) 2,482votes 12. NA-113 Okara Mian Muhammad Yasin Watto (PML-N) 2,557votes 13. NA-198 Pishin Moulvi Abdul Ghani (JUI-F) 2,782votes 14. NA-184 Karachi West Mian Ijaz Shafi (PML-N) 2,783votes 15. NA-15 Mansehra Nawabzada Salah Uddin Saeed (PML-N) 2,807votes 16. NA-53 Mianwali Muhammad Maqbool Ahmad Khan (PML-N) 2,946votes 17. NA-179 Dadu Abdul Hameed Khan Jatoi (PML-N) 2,991votes 18. NA-27 Trial Area Baroz Khan (Independent) 3,097votes 19. NA-173 Badin Doctor Fahmida Mirza (PPP) 3,138votes 20. NA-8 Swabi Haji Rehman Ullah (ANP) 3,239votes Provincial assemblies
Seat and winnerWon by
1. PP-65 Jhang Maulana Muhammad Azam Tariq (MIP) 7votes 2. PF-5 Peshawar Haji Abdul Rehman Khan (ANP) 44votes 3. PS-53 Umerkot Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah (Independent) 50votes 4. PP-166 Multan Malik Mazhar Abbas Ran (PML-N) 58votes 5. PP-200 Dera Ghazi Khan Sardar Mohsin Atta Khan (PML-N) 98votes 6. PB-10 Loralai Sardar Abdul Hafeez Khan Loni (Independent) 99votes 7. PB-24 Kachhi Muhammad Asim Kurd Galloo (JWP) 121votes 8. PB-30 Khuzdar Wadera Abdul Khaliq (JUI) 128votes 9. PB-23 Naseerabad Sardar Fateh Ali Khan Umrani (JWP) 130votes 10. PF-31 Hangu Ghani Ur Rehman (Independent) 165votes 11. PP-209 Muzaffargarh Syed Basit Ahmad Sultan (PML-N) 200votes 12. PP-179 Khanewal Pir Shujat Hasnain Qureshi (PPP) 236votes 13. PS-30 Larkana Ameer Bukhsh Bhutto (UNA) 278votes 14. PS-85 Karachi South Abdul Khalique Jumma (PPP) 294votes 15. PB-18 Kohlu Nawabzada Hyrbair Marri (Independent) 302votes 16. PF-52 Kohistan Haji Umar Khan (Independent) 315votes 17. PF-60 Bannu Malik Naqibullah Khan (Independent) 356votes 18. PB-28 Kalat Prince Musa Jan (BNP) 360votes 19. PS-8 Shikarpur Maqbool Ahmad Sheikh (PML-N) 398votes 20. PS-86 Karachi South Muhammad Farooq Awan (PML-N) 438votes Common questions
What was the closest result in the 1997 election?
NA-189 Karachi South, won by 312 votes.