NA-147 Rahim Yar Khan
National Assembly · 1997 general election
District: Rahim Yar Khan
Makhdoom Syed Ahmad Mehmood (PML-N) won with 62,052 votes, beating Makhdoom Syed Ahmad Alam Anwar (PPP) by 7,593.
About this result
Makhdoom Syed Ahmad Mehmood of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-147 Rahim Yar Khan in the 1997 general election with 62,052 of the 124,083 votes counted (50%). Makhdoom Syed Ahmad Alam Anwar of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 7,593 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 10th-closest result among the 115 National Assembly seats in Punjab. In 1993, NA-147 Rahim Yar Khan was won by Makhdoom Syed Ahmad Alam Anwar (PPP), so the seat changed hands.
NA-147 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Chaudry Iftikhar Nazir (PML-N)Khanewal
- 2018 Syed Imran Ahmad Shah (PML-N)Sahiwal
- 2013 Muhammad Moeen Watto (PML-N)Okara
- 2008 Khurram Jahangir Wattoo (PPP)Okara
- 2002 Rubina Shaheen Wattoo (PML-J)Okara
- 1993 Makhdoom Syed Ahmad Alam Anwar (PPP)Rahim Yar Khan
- 1990 Syed Ahmad Alam Anwar (PDA)Rahim Yar Khan
- 1988 Syed Ahmad Alam Anwar (IJI)Rahim Yar Khan
- 1985 Syed Ahmad Alam Anwar (Non-party)Rahim Yar Khan
- 1977 Khawja Jamal Muhammad (PPP)Rahim Yar Khan
Common questions
Who won NA-147 Rahim Yar Khan in 1997?
Makhdoom Syed Ahmad Mehmood (PML-N) won with 62,052 votes (50%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-147 in 1997?
7,593 votes. Makhdoom Syed Ahmad Mehmood received 62,052 votes and Makhdoom Syed Ahmad Alam Anwar (PPP) received 54,459.
How many candidates contested NA-147 in 1997?
6 candidates, who received 124,083 votes between them.
Who won NA-147 Rahim Yar Khan in 1993?
Makhdoom Syed Ahmad Alam Anwar (PPP) with 75,368 votes.