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NA-143 Bahawalpur

National Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Bahawalpur

Seth Aqeel ur Rehman (PML-N) won with 67,215 votes, beating Riaz Hussain Pirzada (PPP) by 29,999.

About this result

Seth Aqeel ur Rehman of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-143 Bahawalpur in the 1997 general election with 67,215 of the 104,431 votes counted (64.4%). Riaz Hussain Pirzada of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 29,999 votes behind. Two candidates contested the seat. In 1993, NA-143 Bahawalpur was won by Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Seth Aqeel ur Rehman
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
67,21564.4%
Riaz Hussain Pirzada
Pakistan Peoples Party
37,21635.6%

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Common questions

Who won NA-143 Bahawalpur in 1997?

Seth Aqeel ur Rehman (PML-N) won with 67,215 votes (64.4%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-143 in 1997?

29,999 votes. Seth Aqeel ur Rehman received 67,215 votes and Riaz Hussain Pirzada (PPP) received 37,216.

How many candidates contested NA-143 in 1997?

2 candidates, who received 104,431 votes between them.

Who won NA-143 Bahawalpur in 1993?

Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada (PPP) with 85,922 votes.