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PP-66 Jhang

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Jhang

Mehr Muhammad Aslam Khan Bharwana Sial (PML-N) won with 26,978 votes, beating Riaz Hashmat Janjua (Independent) by 9,950.

About this result

Mehr Muhammad Aslam Khan Bharwana Sial of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-66 Jhang in the 1997 general election with 26,978 of the 56,294 votes counted (47.9%). Riaz Hashmat Janjua, an independent candidate, finished second, 9,950 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-66 Jhang was won by Riaz Hashmat Janjuah (MDM), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Mehr Muhammad Aslam Khan Bharwana Sial
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
26,97847.9%
Riaz Hashmat Janjua
Independent
17,02830.2%
Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat
Pakistan Peoples Party
10,74019.1%
Zahoor Sajid
Independent
5260.9%
Muhammad Ajmal Nawaz Naul
Independent
3200.6%
Mehr Talib Hussain Bharwana Advocate
Independent
3040.5%
Muhammad Sharif Khan
Independent
2220.4%
Muhammad Ramzan Bhatti
Independent
1760.3%

PP-66 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-66 Jhang in 1997?

Mehr Muhammad Aslam Khan Bharwana Sial (PML-N) won with 26,978 votes (47.9%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-66 in 1997?

9,950 votes. Mehr Muhammad Aslam Khan Bharwana Sial received 26,978 votes and Riaz Hashmat Janjua (Independent) received 17,028.

How many candidates contested PP-66 in 1997?

8 candidates, who received 56,294 votes between them.

Who won PP-66 Jhang in 1993?

Riaz Hashmat Janjuah (MDM) with 24,155 votes.