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PP-221 Bahawalpur

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Bahawalpur

Chaudhary Muhammad Iqbal (PML-N) won with 40,312 votes, beating Tariq Bashir Cheema (PPP) by 7,585.

About this result

Chaudhary Muhammad Iqbal of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-221 Bahawalpur in the 1997 general election with 40,312 of the 75,079 votes counted (53.7%). Tariq Bashir Cheema of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 7,585 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-221 Bahawalpur was won by Chaudahry Tariq Bashir Cheema (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Chaudhary Muhammad Iqbal
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
40,31253.7%
Tariq Bashir Cheema
Pakistan Peoples Party
32,72743.6%
Chaudhary Abdul Majeed
Independent
9561.3%
Haider Ali Khalid
Independent
5670.8%
Chaudhary Shabir Hussain Cheema
Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)
2880.4%
Tahir Bashir Cheema
Independent
970.1%
Muhammad Hussain Waraich
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
810.1%
Muhammad Nawaz Cheema
Independent
510.1%

PP-221 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-221 Bahawalpur in 1997?

Chaudhary Muhammad Iqbal (PML-N) won with 40,312 votes (53.7%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-221 in 1997?

7,585 votes. Chaudhary Muhammad Iqbal received 40,312 votes and Tariq Bashir Cheema (PPP) received 32,727.

How many candidates contested PP-221 in 1997?

8 candidates, who received 75,079 votes between them.

Who won PP-221 Bahawalpur in 1993?

Chaudahry Tariq Bashir Cheema (PPP) with 45,684 votes.