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PP-63 Jhang

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Jhang

Haji Muhammad Hayat (PML-N) won with 26,367 votes, beating Syed Hassan Murtaza Shah (Independent) by 6,670.

About this result

Haji Muhammad Hayat of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-63 Jhang in the 1997 general election with 26,367 of the 53,305 votes counted (49.5%). Syed Hassan Murtaza Shah, an independent candidate, finished second, 6,670 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-63 Jhang was won by Syed Muhammad Tahir Shah (PML-J), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Haji Muhammad Hayat
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
26,36749.5%
Syed Hassan Murtaza Shah
Independent
19,69737.0%
Haji Shams-ul-Haq
Independent
5,97811.2%
Chaudhary Muhammad Hanif Irfani Rajoka
Independent
7731.5%
Chaudhary Muhammad Amiruddin Rajoka
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
4900.9%

PP-63 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-63 Jhang in 1997?

Haji Muhammad Hayat (PML-N) won with 26,367 votes (49.5%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-63 in 1997?

6,670 votes. Haji Muhammad Hayat received 26,367 votes and Syed Hassan Murtaza Shah (Independent) received 19,697.

How many candidates contested PP-63 in 1997?

5 candidates, who received 53,305 votes between them.

Who won PP-63 Jhang in 1993?

Syed Muhammad Tahir Shah (PML-J) with 30,916 votes.