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PP-198 Vehari

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Vehari

Alhaaj Pir Zulfiqar Ali Chishti (PML-N) won with 33,913 votes, beating Mahmood Akhtar Ghumman (PPP) by 11,032.

About this result

Alhaaj Pir Zulfiqar Ali Chishti of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-198 Vehari in the 1997 general election with 33,913 of the 58,769 votes counted (57.7%). Mahmood Akhtar Ghumman of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 11,032 votes behind. 3 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-198 Vehari was won by Mahmood Akhtar Ghumman (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Alhaaj Pir Zulfiqar Ali Chishti
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
33,91357.7%
Mahmood Akhtar Ghumman
Pakistan Peoples Party
22,88138.9%
Colonel (R) Masud Shaukat Khan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
1,9753.4%

PP-198 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-198 Vehari in 1997?

Alhaaj Pir Zulfiqar Ali Chishti (PML-N) won with 33,913 votes (57.7%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-198 in 1997?

11,032 votes. Alhaaj Pir Zulfiqar Ali Chishti received 33,913 votes and Mahmood Akhtar Ghumman (PPP) received 22,881.

How many candidates contested PP-198 in 1997?

3 candidates, who received 58,769 votes between them.

Who won PP-198 Vehari in 1993?

Mahmood Akhtar Ghumman (PPP) with 35,887 votes.