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PP-223 Bahawalpur

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

Syed Irfan Ahmad Gardezi (PML-N) won with 25,879 votes, beating Chaudhary Safdar Hussain (PPP) by 5,112.

About this result

Syed Irfan Ahmad Gardezi of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-223 Bahawalpur in the 1997 general election with 25,879 of the 62,161 votes counted (41.6%). Chaudhary Safdar Hussain of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 5,112 votes behind. 15 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-223 Bahawalpur was won by Chaudhary Safdar Hussain (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes

Syed Irfan Ahmad Gardezi

Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)

25,87941.6%

Chaudhary Safdar Hussain

Pakistan Peoples Party

20,76733.4%

Malik Muhammad Riaz Gudden

Independent

5,7559.3%

Haji Muhammad Amin Khan Wain

Independent

2,9424.7%

Rana Ashiq Ali

Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen

1,7912.9%

Haji Haq Nawaz Khan Abbasi

Independent

1,7892.9%

Syed Abdul Qayoom Hamdani

JUI-S

1,7592.8%

Mahboob Nawaz Khan

Independent

4750.8%

Syed Muhammad Awais Gardezi

Independent

2390.4%

Rao Abdul Ghafar Khan

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

2310.4%

Muhammad Aslam

Independent

2250.4%

Asghar Ali Razi

Independent

1020.2%

Chaudhary Muhammad Shakir

Independent

820.1%

Rao Tariq Mahmood

Independent

690.1%

Malik Ahmad Nawaz Nangana

Independent

560.1%

PP-223 in other elections

Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.

Common questions

Who won PP-223 Bahawalpur in 1997?

Syed Irfan Ahmad Gardezi (PML-N) won with 25,879 votes (41.6%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-223 in 1997?

5,112 votes. Syed Irfan Ahmad Gardezi received 25,879 votes and Chaudhary Safdar Hussain (PPP) received 20,767.

How many candidates contested PP-223 in 1997?

15 candidates, who received 62,161 votes between them.

Who won PP-223 Bahawalpur in 1993?

Chaudhary Safdar Hussain (PPP) with 39,704 votes.