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PP-159 Okara

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Okara

Mozam Jahanziab Ahmad Khan Watto (PML-J) won with 31,421 votes, beating Mian Muhammad Yaseen Khan Wattoo (PML-N) by 6,167.

About this result

Mozam Jahanziab Ahmad Khan Watto of Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo) won PP-159 Okara in the 1997 general election with 31,421 of the 60,794 votes counted (51.7%). Mian Muhammad Yaseen Khan Wattoo of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 6,167 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-159 Okara was won by Mian Atta Muhammad Khan Maneka (PML-J), so Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo) kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Mozam Jahanziab Ahmad Khan Watto
Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo)
31,42151.7%
Mian Muhammad Yaseen Khan Wattoo
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
25,25441.5%
Chaudhary Muhammad Hussain Chahar
Pakistan Peoples Party
2,2903.8%
Mian Manzoor Ahmad Khan Wattoo
Independent
1,3442.2%
Shahid Sana Burki
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
4850.8%

PP-159 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-159 Okara in 1997?

Mozam Jahanziab Ahmad Khan Watto (PML-J) won with 31,421 votes (51.7%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-159 in 1997?

6,167 votes. Mozam Jahanziab Ahmad Khan Watto received 31,421 votes and Mian Muhammad Yaseen Khan Wattoo (PML-N) received 25,254.

How many candidates contested PP-159 in 1997?

5 candidates, who received 60,794 votes between them.

Who won PP-159 Okara in 1993?

Mian Atta Muhammad Khan Maneka (PML-J) with 34,638 votes.