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NA-146 Bahawalnagar

National Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Bahawalnagar

Chaudhary Abdul Ghafoor (PML-N) won with 72,181 votes, beating Ali Akbar Mazhar Wains (PPP) by 26,591.

About this result

Chaudhary Abdul Ghafoor of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-146 Bahawalnagar in the 1997 general election with 72,181 of the 132,184 votes counted (54.6%). Ali Akbar Mazhar Wains of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 26,591 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, NA-146 Bahawalnagar was won by Ali Akbar Mazhar Wains (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Chaudhary Abdul Ghafoor
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
72,18154.6%
Ali Akbar Mazhar Wains
Pakistan Peoples Party
45,59034.5%
Muhammad Bashir
Independent
10,7528.1%
Doctor Sahib Ehsan Bari Mian
Independent
1,4791.1%
Choudhary Nazir Ahmad
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
1,4581.1%
Doctor Mian Akhtar Ali Lalika
Independent
4860.4%
Mian Allah Dad Khan Laleka
Independent
2380.2%

NA-146 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-146 Bahawalnagar in 1997?

Chaudhary Abdul Ghafoor (PML-N) won with 72,181 votes (54.6%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-146 in 1997?

26,591 votes. Chaudhary Abdul Ghafoor received 72,181 votes and Ali Akbar Mazhar Wains (PPP) received 45,590.

How many candidates contested NA-146 in 1997?

7 candidates, who received 132,184 votes between them.

Who won NA-146 Bahawalnagar in 1993?

Ali Akbar Mazhar Wains (PPP) with 89,723 votes.