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PP-79 Gujranwala

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Gujranwala

Syed Muhammad Arif Husain (PML-N) won with 21,990 votes, beating Haji Jamshaid Abbas Thaheem (PPP) by 7,162.

About this result

Syed Muhammad Arif Husain of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-79 Gujranwala in the 1997 general election with 21,990 of the 50,675 votes counted (43.4%). Haji Jamshaid Abbas Thaheem of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 7,162 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-79 Gujranwala was won by Syed Muhammad Arif Hussain Bukhari (PML-N), so Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Syed Muhammad Arif Husain
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
21,99043.4%
Haji Jamshaid Abbas Thaheem
Pakistan Peoples Party
14,82829.3%
Muhammad Jaffer Khan
Independent
5,19210.2%
Malik Shaukat Hayat Awan
Independent
3,5427.0%
Arshad Hussain Tarar
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
2,5875.1%
Malik Muhammad Wazir Awan
Independent
1,7943.5%
Muhammad Saeed
Independent
6631.3%
Qazi Ahmad Raza Sialvi
Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (Noorani)
790.2%

PP-79 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-79 Gujranwala in 1997?

Syed Muhammad Arif Husain (PML-N) won with 21,990 votes (43.4%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-79 in 1997?

7,162 votes. Syed Muhammad Arif Husain received 21,990 votes and Haji Jamshaid Abbas Thaheem (PPP) received 14,828.

How many candidates contested PP-79 in 1997?

8 candidates, who received 50,675 votes between them.

Who won PP-79 Gujranwala in 1993?

Syed Muhammad Arif Hussain Bukhari (PML-N) with 19,984 votes.