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PP-2 Rawalpindi

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Rawalpindi

Akhtar Mahmood Advocate (PML-N) won with 24,166 votes, beating Raja Altaf Hussain (PPP) by 13,506.

About this result

Akhtar Mahmood Advocate of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-2 Rawalpindi in the 1997 general election with 24,166 of the 43,167 votes counted (56%). Raja Altaf Hussain of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 13,506 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-2 Rawalpindi was won by Badshah Mir Khan Afridi (PML-N), so Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Akhtar Mahmood Advocate
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
24,16656.0%
Raja Altaf Hussain
Pakistan Peoples Party
10,66024.7%
Badshah Mir Khan Afridi
Independent
6,38814.8%
Mirza Muhammad Akhtar Baig
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
8892.1%
Shahbaz Ali Janjua
Independent
7231.7%
Haji Muhammad Saleem Khan Cheema
Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo)
3410.8%

PP-2 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-2 Rawalpindi in 1997?

Akhtar Mahmood Advocate (PML-N) won with 24,166 votes (56%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-2 in 1997?

13,506 votes. Akhtar Mahmood Advocate received 24,166 votes and Raja Altaf Hussain (PPP) received 10,660.

How many candidates contested PP-2 in 1997?

6 candidates, who received 43,167 votes between them.

Who won PP-2 Rawalpindi in 1993?

Badshah Mir Khan Afridi (PML-N) with 31,288 votes.