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NA-116 Multan

National Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Multan

Sheikh Muhammad Tahir Rasheed (PML-N) won with 47,322 votes, beating Syed Tanveer Ul Hassan Gillani (PPP) by 16,448.

About this result

Sheikh Muhammad Tahir Rasheed of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-116 Multan in the 1997 general election with 47,322 of the 80,481 votes counted (58.8%). Syed Tanveer Ul Hassan Gillani of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 16,448 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, NA-116 Multan was won by Shaikh Muhammad Tahir Rasheed (PML-N), so Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Sheikh Muhammad Tahir Rasheed
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
47,32258.8%
Syed Tanveer Ul Hassan Gillani
Pakistan Peoples Party
30,87438.4%
Mian Mukhtar Ahmad
Independent
1,2941.6%
Muhammad Bilal Khan Laghari
Independent
8121.0%
Ikram Uddin
PSL
1790.2%

NA-116 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-116 Multan in 1997?

Sheikh Muhammad Tahir Rasheed (PML-N) won with 47,322 votes (58.8%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-116 in 1997?

16,448 votes. Sheikh Muhammad Tahir Rasheed received 47,322 votes and Syed Tanveer Ul Hassan Gillani (PPP) received 30,874.

How many candidates contested NA-116 in 1997?

5 candidates, who received 80,481 votes between them.

Who won NA-116 Multan in 1993?

Shaikh Muhammad Tahir Rasheed (PML-N) with 50,367 votes.