NA-161 Nawabshah
National Assembly · 1997 general election
District: Shaheed Benazirabad
Syed Shabbir Ahmad Shah (PML-N) won with 40,043 votes, beating Mushtaq Ahmad Rahu (PPP) by 13,312.
About this result
Syed Shabbir Ahmad Shah of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-161 Nawabshah in the 1997 general election with 40,043 of the 74,304 votes counted (53.9%). Mushtaq Ahmad Rahu of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 13,312 votes behind. 10 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, NA-161 Nawabshah was won by Hakim Ali Zardari (PPP), so the seat changed hands.
NA-161 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Alam Dad Laleka (PML-N)Bahawalnagar
- 2018 Mian Muhammad Sahfiq (PTI)Lodhran
- 2013 Chaudhary Muhammad Ashraf (PML-N)Sahiwal
- 2008 Ghulam Farid Kathia (PPP)Sahiwal
- 2002 Rana Tariq Javed (SPP)Sahiwal
- 1993 Hakim Ali Zardari (PPP)Nawabshah
- 1990 Syed Shabir Ahmad Shah (PDA)Nawabshah
- 1988 Syed Shabir Ahmad Shah (PPP)Nawabshah
- 1985 Syed Bashir Ahmad Shah (Non-party)Nawabshah
- 1977 Syed Qaim Ali Shah (PPP)Khairpur
Common questions
Who won NA-161 Nawabshah in 1997?
Syed Shabbir Ahmad Shah (PML-N) won with 40,043 votes (53.9%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-161 in 1997?
13,312 votes. Syed Shabbir Ahmad Shah received 40,043 votes and Mushtaq Ahmad Rahu (PPP) received 26,731.
How many candidates contested NA-161 in 1997?
10 candidates, who received 74,304 votes between them.
Who won NA-161 Nawabshah in 1993?
Hakim Ali Zardari (PPP) with 40,644 votes.