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NA-149 Rahim Yar Khan

National Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Rahim Yar Khan

Chaudhary Muhammad Jaffar Iqbal (PML-N) won with 76,201 votes, beating Ch. Zafar Iqbal Waraich (PPP) by 35,900.

About this result

Chaudhary Muhammad Jaffar Iqbal of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-149 Rahim Yar Khan in the 1997 general election with 76,201 of the 124,860 votes counted (61%). Ch. Zafar Iqbal Waraich of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 35,900 votes behind. 10 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, NA-149 Rahim Yar Khan was won by Chaudhary Muhammad Jaffar Iqbal (PML-N), so Chaudhary Muhammad Jaffar Iqbal held the seat.

CandidateVotes
Chaudhary Muhammad Jaffar Iqbal
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
76,20161.0%
Ch. Zafar Iqbal Waraich
Pakistan Peoples Party
40,30132.3%
Doctor Ehsan Bari Mian
Independent
2,9092.3%
Javid Muhammad Khan Niazi
Haq Parast Group (MQM)
1,3471.1%
Makhdoom Safdar Hussain
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
1,2871.0%
Chaudhary Iftikhar Muhammad
Independent
9480.8%
Abdul Majeed Kanju
SNP
6120.5%
Muhammad Sarwar Akhtar
Independent
4920.4%
Engineer Javed Akhtar
Independent
4220.3%
Muhammad Azim Solangi
Independent
3410.3%

NA-149 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-149 Rahim Yar Khan in 1997?

Chaudhary Muhammad Jaffar Iqbal (PML-N) won with 76,201 votes (61%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-149 in 1997?

35,900 votes. Chaudhary Muhammad Jaffar Iqbal received 76,201 votes and Ch. Zafar Iqbal Waraich (PPP) received 40,301.

How many candidates contested NA-149 in 1997?

10 candidates, who received 124,860 votes between them.

Who won NA-149 Rahim Yar Khan in 1993?

Chaudhary Muhammad Jaffar Iqbal (PML-N) with 79,720 votes.