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PP-236 Rahim Yar Khan

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Rahim Yar Khan

Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar (PML-N) won with 19,736 votes, beating Makhdoom Ishfaq Ahmad (PPP) by 2,904.

About this result

Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-236 Rahim Yar Khan in the 1997 general election with 19,736 of the 48,285 votes counted (40.9%). Makhdoom Ishfaq Ahmad of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 2,904 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-236 Rahim Yar Khan was won by Makhdoom Altaf Ahmad (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
19,73640.9%
Makhdoom Ishfaq Ahmad
Pakistan Peoples Party
16,83234.9%
Makhdoom Musharaf Hussain
Independent
10,47021.7%
Makhdoom Ijaz Ahmad
Independent
7691.6%
Makhdoom Shamasuddin
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
2130.4%
Saeed Akhtar
Independent
2070.4%
Makhdoom Muhammad Israr Shah
Independent
580.1%

PP-236 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-236 Rahim Yar Khan in 1997?

Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar (PML-N) won with 19,736 votes (40.9%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-236 in 1997?

2,904 votes. Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar received 19,736 votes and Makhdoom Ishfaq Ahmad (PPP) received 16,832.

How many candidates contested PP-236 in 1997?

7 candidates, who received 48,285 votes between them.

Who won PP-236 Rahim Yar Khan in 1993?

Makhdoom Altaf Ahmad (PPP) with 28,872 votes.