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PP-16 Chakwal

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Chakwal

Chaudhary Liaqat Ali Khan (PML-N) won with 38,925 votes, beating Chaudhary Muhammad Ali Khan (Independent) by 30,709.

About this result

Chaudhary Liaqat Ali Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-16 Chakwal in the 1997 general election with 38,925 of the 57,796 votes counted (67.3%). Chaudhary Muhammad Ali Khan, an independent candidate, finished second, 30,709 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. It was the 3rd-largest winning margin among the 240 Punjab Assembly seats. In 1993, PP-16 Chakwal was won by Chaudhary Liaqat Ali Khan (PML-N), so Chaudhary Liaqat Ali Khan held the seat.

CandidateVotes
Chaudhary Liaqat Ali Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
38,92567.3%
Chaudhary Muhammad Ali Khan
Independent
8,21614.2%
Chaudhary Ghulam Raza
Pakistan Peoples Party
8,15514.1%
Chaudhary Muhammad Safeer Ahmad
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
1,6042.8%
Syed Ahmad Ali Abibi
Independent
6521.1%
Qasim Ali Khan
Independent
1340.2%
Raja Muhammad Sana-ul-Haq
Independent
1100.2%

PP-16 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-16 Chakwal in 1997?

Chaudhary Liaqat Ali Khan (PML-N) won with 38,925 votes (67.3%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-16 in 1997?

30,709 votes. Chaudhary Liaqat Ali Khan received 38,925 votes and Chaudhary Muhammad Ali Khan (Independent) received 8,216.

How many candidates contested PP-16 in 1997?

7 candidates, who received 57,796 votes between them.

Who won PP-16 Chakwal in 1993?

Chaudhary Liaqat Ali Khan (PML-N) with 40,692 votes.