NA-156 Jacobabad
National Assembly · 1997 general election
District: Jacobabad
Ellahi Bux Somro (PML-N) won with 33,700 votes, beating Khawand Bakhash Somoro (PPP) by 12,700.
About this result
Ellahi Bux Somro of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-156 Jacobabad in the 1997 general election with 33,700 of the 78,043 votes counted (43.2%). Khawand Bakhash Somoro of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 12,700 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, NA-156 Jacobabad was won by Mir Ahmad Nawaz Khan Jakhrani (PPP), so the seat changed hands.
NA-156 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Ayesha Nazir Jatt (Independent)Vehari
- 2018 Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi (PTI)Multan
- 2013 Muhammad Raza Hayyat Hiraj (Independent)Khanewal
- 2008 Muhammad Raza Hayat Hiraj (PML-Q)Khanewal
- 2002 Muhammad Raza Hayat Hiraj (PPP)Khanewal
- 1993 Mir Ahmad Nawaz Khan Jakhrani (PPP)Jacobabad
- 1990 Illahi Bukhsh Soomro (Independent)Jacobabad
- 1988 Sardar Muhammad Muqeem Khan (PPP)Jacobabad
- 1985 Mir Mahran Khan Bijarani (Non-party)Jacobabad
- 1977 Haji Khair Muhammad Khan (PPP)Jacobabad
Common questions
Who won NA-156 Jacobabad in 1997?
Ellahi Bux Somro (PML-N) won with 33,700 votes (43.2%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-156 in 1997?
12,700 votes. Ellahi Bux Somro received 33,700 votes and Khawand Bakhash Somoro (PPP) received 21,000.
How many candidates contested NA-156 in 1997?
8 candidates, who received 78,043 votes between them.
Who won NA-156 Jacobabad in 1993?
Mir Ahmad Nawaz Khan Jakhrani (PPP) with 43,474 votes.