NA-56 Bhakkar
National Assembly · 1997 general election
District: Bhakkar
Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla (PML-N) won with 60,419 votes, beating Rasheed Akbar Khan Nawani (Independent) by 1,957.
About this result
Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-56 Bhakkar in the 1997 general election with 60,419 of the 118,881 votes counted (50.8%). Rasheed Akbar Khan Nawani, an independent candidate, finished second, 1,957 votes behind. Two candidates contested the seat. It was the 3rd-closest result among the 115 National Assembly seats in Punjab. In 1993, NA-56 Bhakkar was won by Rasheed Akbar Khan Nawani (Independent), so the seat changed hands.
NA-56 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Muhammad Hanif Abbasi (PML-N)Rawalpindi
- 2018 Maj (R) Tahir Sadiq (PTI)Attock
- 2013 Imran Khan (PTI)Rawalpindi
- 2008 Muhammad Hanif Abbasi (PML-N)Rawalpindi
- 2002 Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad (Independent)Rawalpindi
- 1993 Rasheed Akbar Khan Nawani (Independent)Bhakkar
- 1990 Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla (IJI)Bhakkar
- 1988 Rasheed Akbar Khan Nawani (Independent)Bhakkar
- 1985 Malik Muhammad Aslam Katcheela (Non-party)Sargodha
- 1977 Mahar Khuda Dad Khan (PPP)Sargodha
- 1970 Ghulam Nabi Chaudhary (PPP)Lyallpur
Common questions
Who won NA-56 Bhakkar in 1997?
Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla (PML-N) won with 60,419 votes (50.8%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-56 in 1997?
1,957 votes. Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla received 60,419 votes and Rasheed Akbar Khan Nawani (Independent) received 58,462.
How many candidates contested NA-56 in 1997?
2 candidates, who received 118,881 votes between them.
Who won NA-56 Bhakkar in 1993?
Rasheed Akbar Khan Nawani (Independent) with 68,350 votes.