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PP-40 Bhakkar

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Bhakkar

Saeed Akbar Khan (Independent) won with 44,902 votes, beating Ghazanfar Abbas Chinnah (PML-N) by 2,823.

About this result

Saeed Akbar Khan, an independent candidate, won PP-40 Bhakkar in the 1997 general election with 44,902 of the 86,981 votes counted (51.6%). Ghazanfar Abbas Chinnah of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 2,823 votes behind. Two candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-40 Bhakkar was won by Saeed Akbar Khan Nawani (Independent).

CandidateVotes
Saeed Akbar Khan
Independent
44,90251.6%
Ghazanfar Abbas Chinnah
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
42,07948.4%

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Common questions

Who won PP-40 Bhakkar in 1997?

Saeed Akbar Khan (Independent) won with 44,902 votes (51.6%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-40 in 1997?

2,823 votes. Saeed Akbar Khan received 44,902 votes and Ghazanfar Abbas Chinnah (PML-N) received 42,079.

How many candidates contested PP-40 in 1997?

2 candidates, who received 86,981 votes between them.

Who won PP-40 Bhakkar in 1993?

Saeed Akbar Khan Nawani (Independent) with 51,558 votes.