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PP-42 Bhakkar

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Bhakkar

Naeemullah Khan Shahani (PML-N) won with 42,406 votes, beating Nazir Ahmad Uttra (Independent) by 8,009.

About this result

Naeemullah Khan Shahani of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-42 Bhakkar in the 1997 general election with 42,406 of the 77,608 votes counted (54.6%). Nazir Ahmad Uttra, an independent candidate, finished second, 8,009 votes behind. 3 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-42 Bhakkar was won by Malik Nazir Ahmad Utra (Independent), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Naeemullah Khan Shahani
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
42,40654.6%
Nazir Ahmad Uttra
Independent
34,39744.3%
Malik Zulfiqar Hussain Gorsha
Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)
8051.0%

PP-42 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-42 Bhakkar in 1997?

Naeemullah Khan Shahani (PML-N) won with 42,406 votes (54.6%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-42 in 1997?

8,009 votes. Naeemullah Khan Shahani received 42,406 votes and Nazir Ahmad Uttra (Independent) received 34,397.

How many candidates contested PP-42 in 1997?

3 candidates, who received 77,608 votes between them.

Who won PP-42 Bhakkar in 1993?

Malik Nazir Ahmad Utra (Independent) with 43,311 votes.