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PF-12 Nowshera

NWFP Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Nowshera

Jan Muhammad Khattak (ANP) won with 15,043 votes, beating Muhammad Ameen Khan Khattak (PPP) by 8,460.

About this result

Jan Muhammad Khattak of Awami National Party won PF-12 Nowshera in the 1997 general election with 15,043 of the 28,761 votes counted (52.3%). Muhammad Ameen Khan Khattak of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 8,460 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. It was the 10th-largest winning margin among the 80 NWFP Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Jan Muhammad Khattak
Awami National Party
15,04352.3%
Muhammad Ameen Khan Khattak
Pakistan Peoples Party
6,58322.9%
Ayub Khan
Independent
4,50515.7%
Atlas Khan Khattak
PKQP
1,6715.8%
Syed Waliullah Shah
Independent
9593.3%

PF-12 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PF-12 Nowshera in 1997?

Jan Muhammad Khattak (ANP) won with 15,043 votes (52.3%).

What was the margin of victory in PF-12 in 1997?

8,460 votes. Jan Muhammad Khattak received 15,043 votes and Muhammad Ameen Khan Khattak (PPP) received 6,583.

How many candidates contested PF-12 in 1997?

5 candidates, who received 28,761 votes between them.