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PP-231 Bahawalnagar

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Bahawalnagar

Haji Muhammad Akram (PML-N) won with 30,624 votes, beating Tahir Bashir Cheema (PPP) by 8,106.

About this result

Haji Muhammad Akram of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-231 Bahawalnagar in the 1997 general election with 30,624 of the 55,413 votes counted (55.3%). Tahir Bashir Cheema of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 8,106 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-231 Bahawalnagar was won by Ch. Tahir Bashir Cheema (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Haji Muhammad Akram
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
30,62455.3%
Tahir Bashir Cheema
Pakistan Peoples Party
22,51840.6%
Sajjad Ahmad
Independent
1,2502.3%
Chaudhary Khadim Hussain Bajwa
Independent
1,0211.8%

PP-231 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-231 Bahawalnagar in 1997?

Haji Muhammad Akram (PML-N) won with 30,624 votes (55.3%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-231 in 1997?

8,106 votes. Haji Muhammad Akram received 30,624 votes and Tahir Bashir Cheema (PPP) received 22,518.

How many candidates contested PP-231 in 1997?

4 candidates, who received 55,413 votes between them.

Who won PP-231 Bahawalnagar in 1993?

Ch. Tahir Bashir Cheema (PPP) with 36,912 votes.