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PP-237 Rahim Yar Khan

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Rahim Yar Khan

Imtiaz Ahmad (PML-N) won with 44,119 votes, beating Doctor Tariq Mahmood Chaudhary (PPP) by 29,378.

About this result

Imtiaz Ahmad of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-237 Rahim Yar Khan in the 1997 general election with 44,119 of the 61,778 votes counted (71.4%). Doctor Tariq Mahmood Chaudhary of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 29,378 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat. It was the 5th-largest winning margin among the 240 Punjab Assembly seats. In 1993, PP-237 Rahim Yar Khan was won by Imtiaz Ahmad (PML-N), so Imtiaz Ahmad held the seat.

CandidateVotes
Imtiaz Ahmad
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
44,11971.4%
Doctor Tariq Mahmood Chaudhary
Pakistan Peoples Party
14,74123.9%
Chaudhary Muhammad Ramzan Shama Advocate
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
9221.5%
Muhammad Faheem Ahmad
Haq Parast Group (MQM)
7421.2%
Muhammad Aslam Waraich
Independent
5881.0%
Chaudhary Ehsan Saleem Advocate
AQP
4230.7%
Chaudhary Sultan Ahmad
Independent
1230.2%
Mian Ijaz Amir
Independent
1200.2%

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Common questions

Who won PP-237 Rahim Yar Khan in 1997?

Imtiaz Ahmad (PML-N) won with 44,119 votes (71.4%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-237 in 1997?

29,378 votes. Imtiaz Ahmad received 44,119 votes and Doctor Tariq Mahmood Chaudhary (PPP) received 14,741.

How many candidates contested PP-237 in 1997?

8 candidates, who received 61,778 votes between them.

Who won PP-237 Rahim Yar Khan in 1993?

Imtiaz Ahmad (PML-N) with 42,851 votes.