PP-179 Khanewal
Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election
District: Khanewal
Pir Shujat Hasnain Qureshi (PPP) won with 20,889 votes, beating Abdur Razzaq Chaudhary (Independent) by 236.
About this result
Pir Shujat Hasnain Qureshi of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-179 Khanewal in the 1997 general election with 20,889 of the 62,589 votes counted (33.4%). Abdur Razzaq Chaudhary, an independent candidate, finished second, 236 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. It was the 5th-closest result among the 240 Punjab Assembly seats. In 1993, PP-179 Khanewal was won by Pir Shujjat Hasnain Qurashi (PPP), so Pakistan Peoples Party kept the seat with a different candidate.
PP-179 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan (PML-N)Kasur
- 2018 Malik Mukhtar Ahmad (PTI)Kasur
- 2013 Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan (PML-N)Kasur
- 2008 Sardar Muhammad Hussain Dogar (PPP)Kasur
- 2002 Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan (PML-Q)Kasur
- 1993 Pir Shujjat Hasnain Qurashi (PPP)Khanewal
- 1990 Malik Muhammad Zakir (IJI)Khanewal
- 1988 Haji Malik Sikandar Hayat Bosan (PPP)Khanewal
- 1985 Ghulam Haider Khan Khichi (Non-party)Vehari
- 1977 Alhaj Qamar ul Zaman Shah Khagga (PPP)Vehari
- 1970 Rais Shabir Ahmed Khan (PML-Qayyum)Rahim Yar Khan
Common questions
Who won PP-179 Khanewal in 1997?
Pir Shujat Hasnain Qureshi (PPP) won with 20,889 votes (33.4%).
What was the margin of victory in PP-179 in 1997?
236 votes. Pir Shujat Hasnain Qureshi received 20,889 votes and Abdur Razzaq Chaudhary (Independent) received 20,653.
How many candidates contested PP-179 in 1997?
7 candidates, who received 62,589 votes between them.
Who won PP-179 Khanewal in 1993?
Pir Shujjat Hasnain Qurashi (PPP) with 38,151 votes.