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PP-21 Jhelum

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Jhelum

Raja Muhammad Khalid Khan (PML-N) won with 42,848 votes, beating Chaudhary Muhammad Saqlain (PPP) by 17,932.

About this result

Raja Muhammad Khalid Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-21 Jhelum in the 1997 general election with 42,848 of the 71,118 votes counted (60.2%). Chaudhary Muhammad Saqlain of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 17,932 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-21 Jhelum was won by Chaudhary Muhammad Saqlain (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Raja Muhammad Khalid Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
42,84860.2%
Chaudhary Muhammad Saqlain
Pakistan Peoples Party
24,91635.0%
Altaf Ahmad Kayani
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
1,2221.7%
Chaudhary Amjad Hussain
PML-Q Shuja
1,0611.5%
Shafiq Rabani
MDM
6500.9%
Ghulam Sarwar Mughal Advocate
Balochistan National Party (Mengal)
4210.6%

PP-21 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-21 Jhelum in 1997?

Raja Muhammad Khalid Khan (PML-N) won with 42,848 votes (60.2%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-21 in 1997?

17,932 votes. Raja Muhammad Khalid Khan received 42,848 votes and Chaudhary Muhammad Saqlain (PPP) received 24,916.

How many candidates contested PP-21 in 1997?

6 candidates, who received 71,118 votes between them.

Who won PP-21 Jhelum in 1993?

Chaudhary Muhammad Saqlain (PPP) with 38,961 votes.