NA-179 Dadu
National Assembly · 1997 general election
District: Dadu
Abdul Hameed Khan Jatoi (PML-N) won with 40,156 votes, beating Rafiq Ahmad Mahessar (PPP) by 2,991.
About this result
Abdul Hameed Khan Jatoi of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-179 Dadu in the 1997 general election with 40,156 of the 89,015 votes counted (45.1%). Rafiq Ahmad Mahessar of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 2,991 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat. It was the 4th-closest result among the 46 National Assembly seats in Sindh. In 1993, NA-179 Dadu was won by Rafiq Ahmad Mahessar (PPP), so the seat changed hands.
NA-179 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Mian Muhammad Shabbir Ali Qureshi (Independent)Kot Addu
- 2018 Javed Iqbal Waraich S/0 Chaudhary Bashir Ahmad (PTI)Rahim Yar Khan
- 2013 Syed Basit Ahmad Sultan Bokhari (PML-N)Muzaffargarh
- 2008 Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi (PPP)Muzaffargarh
- 2002 Syed Basit Ahmad Sultan Bokhari (PML-Q)Muzaffargarh
- 1993 Rafiq Ahmad Mahessar (PPP)Dadu
- 1990 Rafiq Ahmad Mahessar (PDA)Dadu
- 1988 Haji Zafar Ali Leghari (PPP)Dadu
- 1985 Abdul Hameed Khan Jatoi (Non-party)Dadu
- 1977 Haji Fatehuddin Shah (PPP)Sanghar
Common questions
Who won NA-179 Dadu in 1997?
Abdul Hameed Khan Jatoi (PML-N) won with 40,156 votes (45.1%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-179 in 1997?
2,991 votes. Abdul Hameed Khan Jatoi received 40,156 votes and Rafiq Ahmad Mahessar (PPP) received 37,165.
How many candidates contested NA-179 in 1997?
4 candidates, who received 89,015 votes between them.
Who won NA-179 Dadu in 1993?
Rafiq Ahmad Mahessar (PPP) with 51,277 votes.