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PP-51 Faisalabad

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Faisalabad

Chaudhary Zahid Mahmood Goraya (PML-N) won with 37,769 votes, beating Chaudhary Muhammad Ilyas (PPP) by 17,359.

About this result

Chaudhary Zahid Mahmood Goraya of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-51 Faisalabad in the 1997 general election with 37,769 of the 59,406 votes counted (63.6%). Chaudhary Muhammad Ilyas of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 17,359 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-51 Faisalabad was won by Mian Muhammad Farooq (PML-N), so Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Chaudhary Zahid Mahmood Goraya
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
37,76963.6%
Chaudhary Muhammad Ilyas
Pakistan Peoples Party
20,41034.4%
Khan Muhammad Afzal Khan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
4910.8%
Muhammad Ashraf
Independent
3520.6%
Muhammad Saeed Akhtar
Independent
2090.4%
Muhammad Naeem Tahir
Independent
1750.3%

PP-51 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-51 Faisalabad in 1997?

Chaudhary Zahid Mahmood Goraya (PML-N) won with 37,769 votes (63.6%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-51 in 1997?

17,359 votes. Chaudhary Zahid Mahmood Goraya received 37,769 votes and Chaudhary Muhammad Ilyas (PPP) received 20,410.

How many candidates contested PP-51 in 1997?

6 candidates, who received 59,406 votes between them.

Who won PP-51 Faisalabad in 1993?

Mian Muhammad Farooq (PML-N) with 34,669 votes.