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NA-79 Gujranwala

National Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Gujranwala

Chaudhary Ijaz Ahmad (PML-N) won with 58,756 votes, beating Ch. Liaqat Ali Waraich (Independent) by 31,771.

About this result

Chaudhary Ijaz Ahmad of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-79 Gujranwala in the 1997 general election with 58,756 of the 114,900 votes counted (51.1%). Ch. Liaqat Ali Waraich, an independent candidate, finished second, 31,771 votes behind. 13 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, NA-79 Gujranwala was won by Chaudhary Ijaz Ahmad (PML-N), so Chaudhary Ijaz Ahmad held the seat.

CandidateVotes
Chaudhary Ijaz Ahmad
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
58,75651.1%
Ch. Liaqat Ali Waraich
Independent
26,98523.5%
Sardar Muhammad Tariq Raza
Pakistan Peoples Party
21,01818.3%
Gulzar Hussain
Independent
3,1652.8%
Ijaz Ahmad
Independent
1,2561.1%
Ghulam Rasool Ranjha Advocate
Independent
9590.8%
Alhaj Chaudhary Muhammad Arshad Aulakh
PPP-Zab
6270.5%
Liaqat Ali
Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)
4990.4%
Nisar Ahmad
Independent
4100.4%
Muhammad Abbas Waraich
Independent
4060.4%
Ch. Muhammad Nawaz Virk
Independent
3200.3%
Mudassar Qayyum Nahra
Independent
2940.3%
Muhammad Nawaz Malhi
Independent
2050.2%

NA-79 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-79 Gujranwala in 1997?

Chaudhary Ijaz Ahmad (PML-N) won with 58,756 votes (51.1%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-79 in 1997?

31,771 votes. Chaudhary Ijaz Ahmad received 58,756 votes and Ch. Liaqat Ali Waraich (Independent) received 26,985.

How many candidates contested NA-79 in 1997?

13 candidates, who received 114,900 votes between them.

Who won NA-79 Gujranwala in 1993?

Chaudhary Ijaz Ahmad (PML-N) with 63,689 votes.