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PP-217 Layyah

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Layyah

Ahmad Ali Aulakh (PML-N) won with 34,976 votes, beating Malik Allah Bukhsh Samtia (Independent) by 15,653.

About this result

Ahmad Ali Aulakh of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-217 Layyah in the 1997 general election with 34,976 of the 66,445 votes counted (52.6%). Malik Allah Bukhsh Samtia, an independent candidate, finished second, 15,653 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-217 Layyah was won by Malik Allah Buksh Samtia (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Ahmad Ali Aulakh
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
34,97652.6%
Malik Allah Bukhsh Samtia
Independent
19,32329.1%
Chaudhary Muhammad Afzal Gujjar
Pakistan Peoples Party
9,88914.9%
Chaudhary Shaukat Ali Gujjar
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
9991.5%
Manzoor Hussain Khan
Independent
5000.8%
Malik Hafeezullah Samtia
Independent
3950.6%
Abdul Majeed Alias Foji Majid
Independent
3630.5%

PP-217 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-217 Layyah in 1997?

Ahmad Ali Aulakh (PML-N) won with 34,976 votes (52.6%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-217 in 1997?

15,653 votes. Ahmad Ali Aulakh received 34,976 votes and Malik Allah Bukhsh Samtia (Independent) received 19,323.

How many candidates contested PP-217 in 1997?

7 candidates, who received 66,445 votes between them.

Who won PP-217 Layyah in 1993?

Malik Allah Buksh Samtia (PPP) with 21,619 votes.