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PP-218 Bahawalpur

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Bahawalpur

Makhdoomzada Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani (PML-N) won with 27,113 votes, beating Malik Aamir Yar Waran (Independent) by 12,008.

About this result

Makhdoomzada Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-218 Bahawalpur in the 1997 general election with 27,113 of the 48,641 votes counted (55.7%). Malik Aamir Yar Waran, an independent candidate, finished second, 12,008 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-218 Bahawalpur was won by Major (R) Muhammad Samiullah Shaikh (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Makhdoomzada Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
27,11355.7%
Malik Aamir Yar Waran
Independent
15,10531.1%
Malik Qadir Bukhsh Waran
JUI-S
6,01112.4%
Major (R) Samiullah Shaikh Retired
Pakistan Peoples Party
4120.8%

PP-218 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-218 Bahawalpur in 1997?

Makhdoomzada Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani (PML-N) won with 27,113 votes (55.7%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-218 in 1997?

12,008 votes. Makhdoomzada Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani received 27,113 votes and Malik Aamir Yar Waran (Independent) received 15,105.

How many candidates contested PP-218 in 1997?

4 candidates, who received 48,641 votes between them.

Who won PP-218 Bahawalpur in 1993?

Major (R) Muhammad Samiullah Shaikh (PPP) with 17,163 votes.