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PP-83 Gujranwala

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Gujranwala

Chaudhary Shamshad Ahmad Khan (PML-N) won with 29,254 votes, beating Amanat Ali Virk (Independent) by 18,177.

About this result

Chaudhary Shamshad Ahmad Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-83 Gujranwala in the 1997 general election with 29,254 of the 50,656 votes counted (57.8%). Amanat Ali Virk, an independent candidate, finished second, 18,177 votes behind. 18 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-83 Gujranwala was won by Syed Muhammad Khalil ur Rahman Chishti (PML-J), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Chaudhary Shamshad Ahmad Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
29,25457.8%
Amanat Ali Virk
Independent
11,07721.9%
Syed Khalilur Rahman Chishti
Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo)
3,8707.6%
Mian Muhammad Sagheer
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
2,5585.0%
Chaudhary Muhammad Asghar Khan
PML-J Chattha
1,1732.3%
Chaudhary Muhammad Akbar
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
5031.0%
Abdul Ghani Rahmani
Independent
4160.8%
Syed Muzaffar Akhtar Shah
Independent
3980.8%
Chaudhary Bashir Ahmad Bhopali
Independent
2950.6%
Rana Muhammad Tufail Rahmani
PPP-Zab
2320.5%
Muhammad Afzal Saroya
Independent
1630.3%
Daud Ahmad Khan
Independent
1610.3%
Rana Muhammad Asif Khan
Independent
1390.3%
Haji Nazir Ahmad Ansari
Independent
1330.3%
Sanaullah Virk
Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)
1000.2%
Taj Din Phullanwali Sarkar
Independent
620.1%
Chaudhary Muhammad Yousaf Rahmani
Independent
620.1%
Shah Sir Nawaz Khan Rahmani
Independent
600.1%

PP-83 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-83 Gujranwala in 1997?

Chaudhary Shamshad Ahmad Khan (PML-N) won with 29,254 votes (57.8%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-83 in 1997?

18,177 votes. Chaudhary Shamshad Ahmad Khan received 29,254 votes and Amanat Ali Virk (Independent) received 11,077.

How many candidates contested PP-83 in 1997?

18 candidates, who received 50,656 votes between them.

Who won PP-83 Gujranwala in 1993?

Syed Muhammad Khalil ur Rahman Chishti (PML-J) with 28,962 votes.