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PP-216 Layyah

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Layyah

Malik Ghulam Muhammad Siwag (PML-N) won with 17,240 votes, beating Mehr Fazal Hussain Sumra (PPP) by 2,033.

About this result

Malik Ghulam Muhammad Siwag of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-216 Layyah in the 1997 general election with 17,240 of the 59,871 votes counted (28.8%). Mehr Fazal Hussain Sumra of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 2,033 votes behind. 9 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-216 Layyah was won by Mehr Fazal Hussain Sumra (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Malik Ghulam Muhammad Siwag
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
17,24028.8%
Mehr Fazal Hussain Sumra
Pakistan Peoples Party
15,20725.4%
Syed Saddat Ali Gillani
Independent
6,68011.2%
Ghulam Farid Khan Mirani
Independent
6,67611.2%
Sardar Saifullah Khan
Independent
5,9559.9%
Syed Akhtar Hussain Khan
Independent
4,3617.3%
Liaqat Ali Khan
Independent
3,4175.7%
Syed Ghulam Raza Rizvi
Independent
1890.3%
Syed Fazal Hussain Shah
Independent
1460.2%

PP-216 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-216 Layyah in 1997?

Malik Ghulam Muhammad Siwag (PML-N) won with 17,240 votes (28.8%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-216 in 1997?

2,033 votes. Malik Ghulam Muhammad Siwag received 17,240 votes and Mehr Fazal Hussain Sumra (PPP) received 15,207.

How many candidates contested PP-216 in 1997?

9 candidates, who received 59,871 votes between them.

Who won PP-216 Layyah in 1993?

Mehr Fazal Hussain Sumra (PPP) with 39,682 votes.