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PP-172 Multan

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Multan

Malik Tayyab Khan Awan (PML-N) won with 40,697 votes, beating Mian Muhammad Rafiq Arain (PPP) by 16,904.

About this result

Malik Tayyab Khan Awan of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-172 Multan in the 1997 general election with 40,697 of the 66,321 votes counted (61.4%). Mian Muhammad Rafiq Arain of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 16,904 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-172 Multan was won by Mian Muhammad Rafiq Arain (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Malik Tayyab Khan Awan
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
40,69761.4%
Mian Muhammad Rafiq Arain
Pakistan Peoples Party
23,79335.9%
Mian Muhammad Shafiq Arain
Independent
1,3992.1%
Mian Muhammad Iqbal Shah
Independent
2610.4%
Mian Muhammad Jahangir Bhutta
Independent
1710.3%

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Common questions

Who won PP-172 Multan in 1997?

Malik Tayyab Khan Awan (PML-N) won with 40,697 votes (61.4%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-172 in 1997?

16,904 votes. Malik Tayyab Khan Awan received 40,697 votes and Mian Muhammad Rafiq Arain (PPP) received 23,793.

How many candidates contested PP-172 in 1997?

5 candidates, who received 66,321 votes between them.

Who won PP-172 Multan in 1993?

Mian Muhammad Rafiq Arain (PPP) with 41,960 votes.