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NA-12 Abottabad

National Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Abbottabad

Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (PML-N) won with 62,070 votes, beating Sardar Haidar Zaman (Independent) by 31,755.

About this result

Muhammad Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-12 Abottabad in the 1997 general election with 62,070 of the 97,490 votes counted (63.7%). Sardar Haidar Zaman, an independent candidate, finished second, 31,755 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat. It was the 4th-largest winning margin among the 26 National Assembly seats in NWFP.

CandidateVotes
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
62,07063.7%
Sardar Haidar Zaman
Independent
30,31531.1%
Suleman Farsi
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
3,1873.3%
Abdul Latif Abbasi
Pakistan Peoples Party
1,9182.0%

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Common questions

Who won NA-12 Abottabad in 1997?

Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (PML-N) won with 62,070 votes (63.7%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-12 in 1997?

31,755 votes. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif received 62,070 votes and Sardar Haidar Zaman (Independent) received 30,315.

How many candidates contested NA-12 in 1997?

4 candidates, who received 97,490 votes between them.