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NA-38 Rawalpindi

National Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Rawalpindi

Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad (PML-N) won with 72,183 votes, beating Naheed Khan (PPP) by 47,469.

About this result

Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-38 Rawalpindi in the 1997 general election with 72,183 of the 107,750 votes counted (67%). Naheed Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 47,469 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 9th-largest winning margin among the 115 National Assembly seats in Punjab. In 1993, NA-38 Rawalpindi was won by Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad (PML-N), so Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad held the seat.

CandidateVotes
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
72,18367.0%
Naheed Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
24,71422.9%
Badshah Mir Khan Afridi
Independent
6,2285.8%
Muhammad Akmal Mirza
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
3,8063.5%
Haji Muhammad Salim Khan Cheema
Independent
6690.6%
A.Z Malik Abdul Hameed
Independent
1500.1%

NA-38 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-38 Rawalpindi in 1997?

Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad (PML-N) won with 72,183 votes (67%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-38 in 1997?

47,469 votes. Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad received 72,183 votes and Naheed Khan (PPP) received 24,714.

How many candidates contested NA-38 in 1997?

6 candidates, who received 107,750 votes between them.

Who won NA-38 Rawalpindi in 1993?

Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad (PML-N) with 80,758 votes.