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PP-215 Layyah

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Layyah

Allah Diwaya (PML-N) won with 46,356 votes, beating Mehr Ijaz Ahmad Achlana (PPP) by 23,117.

About this result

Allah Diwaya of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-215 Layyah in the 1997 general election with 46,356 of the 71,869 votes counted (64.5%). Mehr Ijaz Ahmad Achlana of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 23,117 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-215 Layyah was won by Chaudhary Asghar Ali Gujjar (PIF), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Allah Diwaya
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
46,35664.5%
Mehr Ijaz Ahmad Achlana
Pakistan Peoples Party
23,23932.3%
Niaz Ahmad
Independent
1,4082.0%
Ghulam Abbas Zaidi
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
8661.2%

PP-215 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-215 Layyah in 1997?

Allah Diwaya (PML-N) won with 46,356 votes (64.5%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-215 in 1997?

23,117 votes. Allah Diwaya received 46,356 votes and Mehr Ijaz Ahmad Achlana (PPP) received 23,239.

How many candidates contested PP-215 in 1997?

4 candidates, who received 71,869 votes between them.

Who won PP-215 Layyah in 1993?

Chaudhary Asghar Ali Gujjar (PIF) with 29,632 votes.