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NA-5 Charsadda

National Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Charsadda

Asfand Yar Wali Khan (ANP) won with 53,059 votes, beating Moulana Gohar Shah (JUI-F) by 18,326.

About this result

Asfand Yar Wali Khan of Awami National Party won NA-5 Charsadda in the 1997 general election with 53,059 of the 101,785 votes counted (52.1%). Moulana Gohar Shah of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) finished second, 18,326 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. It was the 10th-largest winning margin among the 26 National Assembly seats in NWFP. In 1993, NA-5 Charsadda was won by Asfandyar Wali Khan (ANP), so Asfand Yar Wali Khan held the seat.

CandidateVotes
Asfand Yar Wali Khan
Awami National Party
53,05952.1%
Moulana Gohar Shah
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)
34,73334.1%
Ejaz Khistro Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)
5,5085.4%
Ziarat Gul
Independent
3,8183.8%
Hikmat Shah
Independent
1,9191.9%
Muhammad Nazeef
Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
1,4851.5%
Engineer Fawad ul Haq
TIP
1,2631.2%

NA-5 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-5 Charsadda in 1997?

Asfand Yar Wali Khan (ANP) won with 53,059 votes (52.1%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-5 in 1997?

18,326 votes. Asfand Yar Wali Khan received 53,059 votes and Moulana Gohar Shah (JUI-F) received 34,733.

How many candidates contested NA-5 in 1997?

7 candidates, who received 101,785 votes between them.

Who won NA-5 Charsadda in 1993?

Asfandyar Wali Khan (ANP) with 56,164 votes.