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PP-23 Sargodha

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Sargodha

Muhammad Ilyas Qurashi (PML-N) won with 28,364 votes, beating Mazhar Ahmad Qurashi (Independent) by 6,258.

About this result

Muhammad Ilyas Qurashi of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-23 Sargodha in the 1997 general election with 28,364 of the 53,871 votes counted (52.7%). Mazhar Ahmad Qurashi, an independent candidate, finished second, 6,258 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-23 Sargodha was won by Mazhar Ahmad Qurashi (PML-N), so Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Muhammad Ilyas Qurashi
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
28,36452.7%
Mazhar Ahmad Qurashi
Independent
22,10641.0%
Malik Ahmad Ishaq Tiwana
Independent
1,9393.6%
Mrs Musarat Nazir
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
9041.7%
Malik Muhammad Naeem Tiwana
Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo)
5581.0%

PP-23 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-23 Sargodha in 1997?

Muhammad Ilyas Qurashi (PML-N) won with 28,364 votes (52.7%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-23 in 1997?

6,258 votes. Muhammad Ilyas Qurashi received 28,364 votes and Mazhar Ahmad Qurashi (Independent) received 22,106.

How many candidates contested PP-23 in 1997?

5 candidates, who received 53,871 votes between them.

Who won PP-23 Sargodha in 1993?

Mazhar Ahmad Qurashi (PML-N) with 35,289 votes.