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PP-166 Multan

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Multan

Malik Mazhar Abbas Ran (PML-N) won with 22,193 votes, beating Makhdoom Mureed Hussain Qurashi (PPP) by 58.

About this result

Malik Mazhar Abbas Ran of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-166 Multan in the 1997 general election with 22,193 of the 50,623 votes counted (43.8%). Makhdoom Mureed Hussain Qurashi of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 58 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 2nd-closest result among the 240 Punjab Assembly seats. In 1993, PP-166 Multan was won by Makhdoom Mureed Hussain (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Malik Mazhar Abbas Ran
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
22,19343.8%
Makhdoom Mureed Hussain Qurashi
Pakistan Peoples Party
22,13543.7%
Malik Muhammad Hassan Ran
Independent
5,67311.2%
Chaudhary Muhammad Akhtar Goheer
Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo)
3220.6%
Malik Ghulam Dastgir
Independent
1690.3%
Chaudhary Iftikhar Ahmad
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
1310.3%

PP-166 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-166 Multan in 1997?

Malik Mazhar Abbas Ran (PML-N) won with 22,193 votes (43.8%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-166 in 1997?

58 votes. Malik Mazhar Abbas Ran received 22,193 votes and Makhdoom Mureed Hussain Qurashi (PPP) received 22,135.

How many candidates contested PP-166 in 1997?

6 candidates, who received 50,623 votes between them.

Who won PP-166 Multan in 1993?

Makhdoom Mureed Hussain (PPP) with 34,396 votes.