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NA-125 Sahiwal

National Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Sahiwal

Chaudhary Muhammad Ashraf (PML-N) won with 75,214 votes, beating Mehar Ghulam Farid Kathia (PPP) by 50,407.

About this result

Chaudhary Muhammad Ashraf of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-125 Sahiwal in the 1997 general election with 75,214 of the 108,243 votes counted (69.5%). Mehar Ghulam Farid Kathia of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 50,407 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. It was the 7th-largest winning margin among the 115 National Assembly seats in Punjab. In 1993, NA-125 Sahiwal was won by Mehar Ghulam Farid Kathia (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Chaudhary Muhammad Ashraf
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
75,21469.5%
Mehar Ghulam Farid Kathia
Pakistan Peoples Party
24,80722.9%
Muhammad Saeed Bhutta
NPP
2,5432.3%
Doctor Rai Shabbir Ahmad Kharal
PPP-Zab
1,7551.6%
Ghulam Farid
Independent
1,4701.4%
Haji Hafeez Ul Haq Advocate
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
1,4541.3%
Ch. Muhammad Rafique Zafar ( Retired )
Independent
1,0000.9%

NA-125 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-125 Sahiwal in 1997?

Chaudhary Muhammad Ashraf (PML-N) won with 75,214 votes (69.5%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-125 in 1997?

50,407 votes. Chaudhary Muhammad Ashraf received 75,214 votes and Mehar Ghulam Farid Kathia (PPP) received 24,807.

How many candidates contested NA-125 in 1997?

7 candidates, who received 108,243 votes between them.

Who won NA-125 Sahiwal in 1993?

Mehar Ghulam Farid Kathia (PPP) with 61,015 votes.