1997 › Punjab Assembly

PP-5 Rawalpindi

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

Malik Umar Farooq (PML-N) won with 37,595 votes, beating Ghulam Sarwar Khan (PPP) by 11,223.

About this result

Malik Umar Farooq of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-5 Rawalpindi in the 1997 general election with 37,595 of the 69,426 votes counted (54.2%). Ghulam Sarwar Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 11,223 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-5 Rawalpindi was won by Ghulam Sarwar Khan (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes

Malik Umar Farooq

Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)

37,59554.2%

Ghulam Sarwar Khan

Pakistan Peoples Party

26,37238.0%

Haji Malik Muhammad Jan

PPP-Zab

2,0493.0%

Khawaja Muhammad Imtiaz Advocate

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

1,9502.8%

Muhammad Ali Shah

Haq Parast Group (MQM)

1,0211.5%

Riaz Hussain Awan

Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)

2460.4%

Haji Muhammad Sabir

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam

1150.2%

Farukh Mahmood Mughal

Independent

780.1%

PP-5 in other elections

Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.

Common questions

Who won PP-5 Rawalpindi in 1997?

Malik Umar Farooq (PML-N) won with 37,595 votes (54.2%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-5 in 1997?

11,223 votes. Malik Umar Farooq received 37,595 votes and Ghulam Sarwar Khan (PPP) received 26,372.

How many candidates contested PP-5 in 1997?

8 candidates, who received 69,426 votes between them.

Who won PP-5 Rawalpindi in 1993?

Ghulam Sarwar Khan (PPP) with 40,132 votes.