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PP-235 Rahim Yar Khan

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Rahim Yar Khan

Sheikh Muhammad Aslam (PML-N) won with 32,984 votes, beating Mian Muhammad Aslam Advocate (PPP) by 11,124.

About this result

Sheikh Muhammad Aslam of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-235 Rahim Yar Khan in the 1997 general election with 32,984 of the 56,481 votes counted (58.4%). Mian Muhammad Aslam Advocate of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 11,124 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-235 Rahim Yar Khan was won by Shaikh Muhammad Aslam (PML-N), so Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Sheikh Muhammad Aslam
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
32,98458.4%
Mian Muhammad Aslam Advocate
Pakistan Peoples Party
21,86038.7%
Mahmood Arshad
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
8941.6%
Sheikh Abdul Rahman
Haq Parast Group (MQM)
7431.3%

PP-235 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-235 Rahim Yar Khan in 1997?

Sheikh Muhammad Aslam (PML-N) won with 32,984 votes (58.4%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-235 in 1997?

11,124 votes. Sheikh Muhammad Aslam received 32,984 votes and Mian Muhammad Aslam Advocate (PPP) received 21,860.

How many candidates contested PP-235 in 1997?

4 candidates, who received 56,481 votes between them.

Who won PP-235 Rahim Yar Khan in 1993?

Shaikh Muhammad Aslam (PML-N) with 31,638 votes.