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PP-230 Bahawalnagar

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Bahawalnagar

Muhammad Arshad (PML-N) won with 23,346 votes, beating Muhammad Rauf Khalid (PPP) by 5,475.

About this result

Muhammad Arshad of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-230 Bahawalnagar in the 1997 general election with 23,346 of the 65,934 votes counted (35.4%). Muhammad Rauf Khalid of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 5,475 votes behind. 14 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-230 Bahawalnagar was won by Muhammad Rauf Khalid (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Muhammad Arshad
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
23,34635.4%
Muhammad Rauf Khalid
Pakistan Peoples Party
17,87127.1%
Muhammad Bashir
Independent
14,29521.7%
Zulfiqar Ali Buttar
Independent
5,9649.0%
Muhammad Razaq Khan Malkeera
Independent
2,3933.6%
Rana Aqeelur Rahman Khan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
5680.9%
Syed Abbas Haider Bukhari
Independent
3660.6%
Muhammad Asghar
Independent
3660.6%
Rai Muhammad Aslam Kharal Qadri
Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)
3000.5%
Muhammad Ismail
Independent
1520.2%
Razaullah
Independent
1420.2%
Khalid Mahmood Akhtar
Independent
790.1%
Chaudhary Shaukat Ali
Independent
690.1%
Muhammad Siddiq
Independent
230.0%

PP-230 in other elections

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

Common questions

Who won PP-230 Bahawalnagar in 1997?

Muhammad Arshad (PML-N) won with 23,346 votes (35.4%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-230 in 1997?

5,475 votes. Muhammad Arshad received 23,346 votes and Muhammad Rauf Khalid (PPP) received 17,871.

How many candidates contested PP-230 in 1997?

14 candidates, who received 65,934 votes between them.

Who won PP-230 Bahawalnagar in 1993?

Muhammad Rauf Khalid (PPP) with 47,435 votes.