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NA-66 Jhang

National Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Jhang

Qaisar Ahmad Sheikh (PML-N) won with 39,272 votes, beating Syed Muhammad Raza Shah (PML-N) by 19,826.

About this result

Qaisar Ahmad Sheikh of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-66 Jhang in the 1997 general election with 39,272 of the 100,649 votes counted (39%). Syed Muhammad Raza Shah of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 19,826 votes behind. 11 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, NA-66 Jhang was won by Sahibzada Zafar Abbas Syed (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Qaisar Ahmad Sheikh
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
39,27239.0%
Syed Muhammad Raza Shah
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
19,44619.3%
Sardarzada Zafar Abbas Syed
Pakistan Peoples Party
14,71414.6%
Malik Ghulam Abbas Nissoana
Independent
13,39013.3%
Sardar Muhammad Ali Shah
Independent
10,87010.8%
Malik Rab Nawaz Advocate
Independent
8360.8%
Muhammad Ismail Bodhar Lali
Independent
7690.8%
Chaudhary Ahmad Khan Daoka
Independent
5330.5%
Hafiz Muhammad Abu Bakar
MIP
4610.5%
Malik Muhammad Nazeer Umar
Pakistan Democratic Party
2390.2%
Hafiz Fazal Ahmad
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
1190.1%

NA-66 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-66 Jhang in 1997?

Qaisar Ahmad Sheikh (PML-N) won with 39,272 votes (39%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-66 in 1997?

19,826 votes. Qaisar Ahmad Sheikh received 39,272 votes and Syed Muhammad Raza Shah (PML-N) received 19,446.

How many candidates contested NA-66 in 1997?

11 candidates, who received 100,649 votes between them.

Who won NA-66 Jhang in 1993?

Sahibzada Zafar Abbas Syed (PPP) with 51,843 votes.