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PP-219 Bahawalpur

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Bahawalpur

Sahibzada Muhammad Usman Khan Abbasi (Independent) won with 21,883 votes, beating Sardar Muhammad Abdullah Khan Dahar (PML-N) by 6,113.

About this result

Sahibzada Muhammad Usman Khan Abbasi, an independent candidate, won PP-219 Bahawalpur in the 1997 general election with 21,883 of the 40,357 votes counted (54.2%). Sardar Muhammad Abdullah Khan Dahar of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 6,113 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-219 Bahawalpur was won by Sardar Muhammad Abdullah Dahir (PML-N), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Sahibzada Muhammad Usman Khan Abbasi
Independent
21,88354.2%
Sardar Muhammad Abdullah Khan Dahar
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
15,77039.1%
Sahibzada Muhammad Umar Khan Abbasi Retired
Independent
1,0972.7%
Doctor Muhammad Younas
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
1,0622.6%
Sahibzada Muhammad Javed Anwar Abbasi
Independent
3540.9%
Muhammad Ali Ahsan Retired
Independent
1910.5%

PP-219 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-219 Bahawalpur in 1997?

Sahibzada Muhammad Usman Khan Abbasi (Independent) won with 21,883 votes (54.2%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-219 in 1997?

6,113 votes. Sahibzada Muhammad Usman Khan Abbasi received 21,883 votes and Sardar Muhammad Abdullah Khan Dahar (PML-N) received 15,770.

How many candidates contested PP-219 in 1997?

6 candidates, who received 40,357 votes between them.

Who won PP-219 Bahawalpur in 1993?

Sardar Muhammad Abdullah Dahir (PML-N) with 28,311 votes.