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PP-129 Lahore

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Lahore

Haji Maqsood Ahmad Butt (PML-N) won with 27,317 votes, beating Pir Syed Nazim Hussain Shah (PPP) by 18,817.

About this result

Haji Maqsood Ahmad Butt of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-129 Lahore in the 1997 general election with 27,317 of the 41,801 votes counted (65.4%). Pir Syed Nazim Hussain Shah of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 18,817 votes behind. 13 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-129 Lahore was won by Haji Maqsood Ahmad Butt (PML-N), so Haji Maqsood Ahmad Butt held the seat.

CandidateVotes
Haji Maqsood Ahmad Butt
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
27,31765.4%
Pir Syed Nazim Hussain Shah
Pakistan Peoples Party
8,50020.3%
Mian Muhammad Farooq
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
3,2557.8%
Haji Ali Ahmad Bhatti
Independent
2,0815.0%
Muhammad Afzal Alias Mukhtar Khan
Independent
1490.4%
Malik Muhammad Aslam
Independent
1420.3%
Muhammad Iqbal
Independent
1360.3%
Abdul Ghani Qamar
Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)
780.2%
Mian Amir Abbas
Jamhoori Wattan Party
490.1%
Ali Haroon Shah
Independent
340.1%
Alhaj Naseer Iqbal Chaudhary
Independent
320.1%
Imran Ali Yousaf
Independent
140.0%
Mirza Muhammad Yaqoob Baig
Independent
140.0%

PP-129 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-129 Lahore in 1997?

Haji Maqsood Ahmad Butt (PML-N) won with 27,317 votes (65.4%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-129 in 1997?

18,817 votes. Haji Maqsood Ahmad Butt received 27,317 votes and Pir Syed Nazim Hussain Shah (PPP) received 8,500.

How many candidates contested PP-129 in 1997?

13 candidates, who received 41,801 votes between them.

Who won PP-129 Lahore in 1993?

Haji Maqsood Ahmad Butt (PML-N) with 31,402 votes.