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PP-44 Faisalabad

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Faisalabad

Chaudhary Azhar Hussain (PML-N) won with 27,519 votes, beating Rana Bakhat Bedar Khan (PPP) by 13,786.

About this result

Chaudhary Azhar Hussain of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-44 Faisalabad in the 1997 general election with 27,519 of the 42,551 votes counted (64.7%). Rana Bakhat Bedar Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 13,786 votes behind. 9 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-44 Faisalabad was won by Malik Nawab Sher Waseer (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Chaudhary Azhar Hussain
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
27,51964.7%
Rana Bakhat Bedar Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
13,73332.3%
Khalid Mahmood Khan
Independent
6561.5%
Chaudhary Inayatullah Randhawa
Independent
2180.5%
Rai Shuja Tanvir Rahi
Independent
1080.3%
Muhammad Akbar Awan
Independent
1050.2%
Chaudhary Nazar Muhammad Tarar
Independent
980.2%
Chaudhary Muhammad Younas Shahid
Independent
810.2%
Haji Muhammad Asghar
Independent
330.1%

PP-44 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-44 Faisalabad in 1997?

Chaudhary Azhar Hussain (PML-N) won with 27,519 votes (64.7%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-44 in 1997?

13,786 votes. Chaudhary Azhar Hussain received 27,519 votes and Rana Bakhat Bedar Khan (PPP) received 13,733.

How many candidates contested PP-44 in 1997?

9 candidates, who received 42,551 votes between them.

Who won PP-44 Faisalabad in 1993?

Malik Nawab Sher Waseer (PPP) with 24,173 votes.