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PP-7 Rawalpindi

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Rawalpindi

Shaukat Mahmood Bhatti (PML-N) won with 38,234 votes, beating Chaudhary Muhammad Khalid (PPP) by 14,612.

About this result

Shaukat Mahmood Bhatti of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-7 Rawalpindi in the 1997 general election with 38,234 of the 63,619 votes counted (60.1%). Chaudhary Muhammad Khalid of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 14,612 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-7 Rawalpindi was won by Chaudhary Muhammad Khalid (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Shaukat Mahmood Bhatti
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
38,23460.1%
Chaudhary Muhammad Khalid
Pakistan Peoples Party
23,62237.1%
Abdul Saleem Shahzad
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
9771.5%
Chaudhary Khalil Ahmad
Independent
5710.9%
Naveed Asghar Malik
Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)
1620.3%
Jehangir Khan Janjua
Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (Noorani)
530.1%

PP-7 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-7 Rawalpindi in 1997?

Shaukat Mahmood Bhatti (PML-N) won with 38,234 votes (60.1%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-7 in 1997?

14,612 votes. Shaukat Mahmood Bhatti received 38,234 votes and Chaudhary Muhammad Khalid (PPP) received 23,622.

How many candidates contested PP-7 in 1997?

6 candidates, who received 63,619 votes between them.

Who won PP-7 Rawalpindi in 1993?

Chaudhary Muhammad Khalid (PPP) with 35,761 votes.