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NA-9 Kohat

National Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Kohat

Javid Ibrahim Paracha (PML-N) won with 61,412 votes, beating Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani (Independent) by 44,270.

About this result

Javid Ibrahim Paracha of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-9 Kohat in the 1997 general election with 61,412 of the 94,151 votes counted (65.2%). Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani, an independent candidate, finished second, 44,270 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. It was the 2nd-largest winning margin among the 26 National Assembly seats in NWFP. In 1993, NA-9 Kohat was won by Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani (PML-N), so Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Javid Ibrahim Paracha
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
61,41265.2%
Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani
Independent
17,14218.2%
Syed Abid Javed
Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)
5,8946.3%
Malik Fida Muhammad
JUI-S
5,0825.4%
Al-Haj Muhammad Hafeez Ullah
Independent
4,6214.9%

NA-9 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-9 Kohat in 1997?

Javid Ibrahim Paracha (PML-N) won with 61,412 votes (65.2%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-9 in 1997?

44,270 votes. Javid Ibrahim Paracha received 61,412 votes and Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani (Independent) received 17,142.

How many candidates contested NA-9 in 1997?

5 candidates, who received 94,151 votes between them.

Who won NA-9 Kohat in 1993?

Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani (PML-N) with 31,863 votes.