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PP-78 Gujranwala

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Gujranwala

Chaudhary Shaukat Hayat Cheema (PML-N) won with 28,058 votes, beating Chaudhary Hamid Nasir Chatha (PML-J) by 8,532.

About this result

Chaudhary Shaukat Hayat Cheema of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-78 Gujranwala in the 1997 general election with 28,058 of the 54,436 votes counted (51.5%). Chaudhary Hamid Nasir Chatha of Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo) finished second, 8,532 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-78 Gujranwala was won by Hamid Nasir Chattha (PML-J), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Chaudhary Shaukat Hayat Cheema
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
28,05851.5%
Chaudhary Hamid Nasir Chatha
Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo)
19,52635.9%
Chaudhary Saif Ali Chatha
Independent
6,07811.2%
Chaudhary Mumtaz Hussain
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
4900.9%
Chaudhary Talib Hussain Chatha
Independent
1990.4%
Muhammad Fayyaz Chatha
Independent
850.2%

PP-78 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-78 Gujranwala in 1997?

Chaudhary Shaukat Hayat Cheema (PML-N) won with 28,058 votes (51.5%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-78 in 1997?

8,532 votes. Chaudhary Shaukat Hayat Cheema received 28,058 votes and Chaudhary Hamid Nasir Chatha (PML-J) received 19,526.

How many candidates contested PP-78 in 1997?

6 candidates, who received 54,436 votes between them.

Who won PP-78 Gujranwala in 1993?

Hamid Nasir Chattha (PML-J) with 33,164 votes.