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PP-65 Jhang

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Jhang

Maulana Muhammad Azam Tariq (MIP) won with 25,501 votes, beating Doctor Abu-al-Hassan Ansari (PML-N) by 7.

About this result

Maulana Muhammad Azam Tariq of MIP won PP-65 Jhang in the 1997 general election with 25,501 of the 55,081 votes counted (46.3%). Doctor Abu-al-Hassan Ansari of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 7 votes behind. 12 candidates contested the seat. It was the closest result among the 240 Punjab Assembly seats. In 1993, PP-65 Jhang was won by Hafiz Muhammad Azam (MDM), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Maulana Muhammad Azam Tariq
MIP
25,50146.3%
Doctor Abu-al-Hassan Ansari
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
25,49446.3%
Malik Zafar Abbas
Independent
3,0585.6%
Shaikh Hakam Ali
Independent
2560.5%
Shaukat Ali Imrani
AQP
1710.3%
Muhammad Yousaf Mujahid
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
1540.3%
Hafeezullah Gadhi
Independent
1370.2%
Munir Ahmad Shahid
Independent
840.2%
Chaudhary Sultan Mahmood
Independent
810.1%
Muhammad Iftikhar
Independent
590.1%
Muhammad Javed Pehlwan
Independent
450.1%
Shaikh Muhammad Farooq Advocate
Independent
410.1%

PP-65 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-65 Jhang in 1997?

Maulana Muhammad Azam Tariq (MIP) won with 25,501 votes (46.3%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-65 in 1997?

7 votes. Maulana Muhammad Azam Tariq received 25,501 votes and Doctor Abu-al-Hassan Ansari (PML-N) received 25,494.

How many candidates contested PP-65 in 1997?

12 candidates, who received 55,081 votes between them.

Who won PP-65 Jhang in 1993?

Hafiz Muhammad Azam (MDM) with 31,990 votes.