NA-55 Bhakkar
National Assembly · 1997 general election
District: Bhakkar
Muhammad Asghar Khan (Independent) won with 59,584 votes, beating Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan (PML-N) by 1,202.
About this result
Muhammad Asghar Khan, an independent candidate, won NA-55 Bhakkar in the 1997 general election with 59,584 of the 120,530 votes counted (49.4%). Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 1,202 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat. It was the 2nd-closest result among the 115 National Assembly seats in Punjab. In 1993, NA-55 Bhakkar was won by Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla (PML-N), so the seat changed hands.
NA-55 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Ibrar Ahmad (PML-N)Rawalpindi
- 2018 Major (R) Tahir Sadiq (PTI)Attock
- 2013 Sheikh Rashid Ahmad (AML)Rawalpindi
- 2008 Makhdoom Muhammad Javed Hashmi (PML-N)Rawalpindi
- 2002 Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad (Independent)Rawalpindi
- 1993 Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla (PML-N)Bhakkar
- 1990 Aziz Ahmad Khan (IJI)Bhakkar
- 1988 Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan (Independent)Bhakkar
- 1985 Syed Nusrat Ali Shah (Non-party)Sargodha
- 1977 Muhammad Zakir Qureshi (PPP)Sargodha
- 1970 Chaudhary Muhammad Anwar Ali Khan (PPP)Lyallpur
Common questions
Who won NA-55 Bhakkar in 1997?
Muhammad Asghar Khan (Independent) won with 59,584 votes (49.4%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-55 in 1997?
1,202 votes. Muhammad Asghar Khan received 59,584 votes and Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan (PML-N) received 58,382.
How many candidates contested NA-55 in 1997?
4 candidates, who received 120,530 votes between them.
Who won NA-55 Bhakkar in 1993?
Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla (PML-N) with 56,585 votes.