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PF-6 Peshawar

NWFP Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Peshawar

Arbab Muhammad Ayub Jan (ANP) won with 8,647 votes, beating Engineer Iqbal Zafar Jhagra (PML-N) by 685.

About this result

Arbab Muhammad Ayub Jan of Awami National Party won PF-6 Peshawar in the 1997 general election with 8,647 of the 21,905 votes counted (39.5%). Engineer Iqbal Zafar Jhagra of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 685 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. It was the 9th-closest result among the 80 NWFP Assembly seats. In 1993, PF-6 Peshawar was won by Arbab Muhammad Ayub Jan (PPP), so Arbab Muhammad Ayub Jan held the seat.

CandidateVotes
Arbab Muhammad Ayub Jan
Awami National Party
8,64739.5%
Engineer Iqbal Zafar Jhagra
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
7,96236.3%
Muhammad Israr
Pakistan Peoples Party
3,49215.9%
Sajjad Hussain
Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)
1,1245.1%
Hamid Mahmood Zubairi
Independent
4292.0%
Mian Javed Nasrullah
Independent
1300.6%
Riaz Ullah
DIP
1210.6%

PF-6 in other elections

Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.

Common questions

Who won PF-6 Peshawar in 1997?

Arbab Muhammad Ayub Jan (ANP) won with 8,647 votes (39.5%).

What was the margin of victory in PF-6 in 1997?

685 votes. Arbab Muhammad Ayub Jan received 8,647 votes and Engineer Iqbal Zafar Jhagra (PML-N) received 7,962.

How many candidates contested PF-6 in 1997?

7 candidates, who received 21,905 votes between them.

Who won PF-6 Peshawar in 1993?

Arbab Muhammad Ayub Jan (PPP) with 15,293 votes.