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NA-70 Jhang

National Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Jhang

Sahibzada Muhammad Tahir Sultan (PML-N) won with 70,662 votes, beating Sahibzada Muhammad Nazir Sultan (PPP) by 37,179.

About this result

Sahibzada Muhammad Tahir Sultan of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-70 Jhang in the 1997 general election with 70,662 of the 109,167 votes counted (64.7%). Sahibzada Muhammad Nazir Sultan of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 37,179 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, NA-70 Jhang was won by Sahibzada Muhammad Nazir Sultan (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Sahibzada Muhammad Tahir Sultan
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
70,66264.7%
Sahibzada Muhammad Nazir Sultan
Pakistan Peoples Party
33,48330.7%
Tajammal Hussain
Independent
2,1582.0%
Mulazim Hussain jafri
Independent
1,3721.3%
Sardar Azhar Ali Mekan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
8220.8%
Sahibzada Sultan Abdul Majeed
Independent
6700.6%

NA-70 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-70 Jhang in 1997?

Sahibzada Muhammad Tahir Sultan (PML-N) won with 70,662 votes (64.7%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-70 in 1997?

37,179 votes. Sahibzada Muhammad Tahir Sultan received 70,662 votes and Sahibzada Muhammad Nazir Sultan (PPP) received 33,483.

How many candidates contested NA-70 in 1997?

6 candidates, who received 109,167 votes between them.

Who won NA-70 Jhang in 1993?

Sahibzada Muhammad Nazir Sultan (PPP) with 63,516 votes.