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NA-18 Dera Ismail Khan

National Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Dera Ismail Khan

Alhaj Sardar Umar Farooq Khan (PML-N) won with 74,486 votes, beating Moulana Fazal Ur Rehman (Independent) by 20,538.

About this result

Alhaj Sardar Umar Farooq Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-18 Dera Ismail Khan in the 1997 general election with 74,486 of the 169,914 votes counted (43.8%). Moulana Fazal Ur Rehman, an independent candidate, finished second, 20,538 votes behind. 12 candidates contested the seat. It was the 9th-largest winning margin among the 26 National Assembly seats in NWFP.

CandidateVotes
Alhaj Sardar Umar Farooq Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
74,48643.8%
Moulana Fazal Ur Rehman
Independent
53,94831.8%
Fazal Karim Khan Kundi
Independent
16,7209.8%
Imran Khan Niazi
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
6,0013.5%
Khalifa Abdul Qayuum
Independent
5,1843.1%
Musarrat Shaheen
Independent
3,1311.8%
Haji Sanaullah Khan
Independent
2,7991.6%
Amin Ullah Khan (RTD)
Independent
2,7641.6%
Ghulam Abbas Shah Advocate (RTD)
Independent
1,6791.0%
Malik Salahuddin
Independent
1,2120.7%
Nawabzada Saadat Khan
Independent
1,0380.6%
Muhammad Tariq Arbab
Independent
9520.6%

NA-18 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-18 Dera Ismail Khan in 1997?

Alhaj Sardar Umar Farooq Khan (PML-N) won with 74,486 votes (43.8%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-18 in 1997?

20,538 votes. Alhaj Sardar Umar Farooq Khan received 74,486 votes and Moulana Fazal Ur Rehman (Independent) received 53,948.

How many candidates contested NA-18 in 1997?

12 candidates, who received 169,914 votes between them.