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PP-77 Gujranwala

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Gujranwala

Colonel (R) Ghulam Sarwar Cheema (PML-N) won with 30,282 votes, beating Chaudhary Muhammad Shah Nawaz Cheema (PPP) by 12,560.

About this result

Colonel (R) Ghulam Sarwar Cheema of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-77 Gujranwala in the 1997 general election with 30,282 of the 53,053 votes counted (57.1%). Chaudhary Muhammad Shah Nawaz Cheema of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 12,560 votes behind. 9 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-77 Gujranwala was won by Chaudhary Muhammad Shah Nawaz Cheema (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Colonel (R) Ghulam Sarwar Cheema
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
30,28257.1%
Chaudhary Muhammad Shah Nawaz Cheema
Pakistan Peoples Party
17,72233.4%
Raja Raufullah Khan
Independent
2,1604.1%
Umar Sarfraz Cheema
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
1,2852.4%
Mirza Taqi Ali
Independent
8721.6%
Muhammad Akram Jawindha
Independent
2680.5%
Chaudhary Ahmad Nawaz Cheema
Independent
2540.5%
Irshadullah Warriach
Independent
1120.2%
Sabir Ali Chaudhary
Independent
980.2%

PP-77 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-77 Gujranwala in 1997?

Colonel (R) Ghulam Sarwar Cheema (PML-N) won with 30,282 votes (57.1%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-77 in 1997?

12,560 votes. Colonel (R) Ghulam Sarwar Cheema received 30,282 votes and Chaudhary Muhammad Shah Nawaz Cheema (PPP) received 17,722.

How many candidates contested PP-77 in 1997?

9 candidates, who received 53,053 votes between them.

Who won PP-77 Gujranwala in 1993?

Chaudhary Muhammad Shah Nawaz Cheema (PPP) with 33,353 votes.