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PP-87 Gujranwala

Punjab Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Gujranwala

Chaudhary Shahid Akram Bhindar (PML-N) won with 25,679 votes, beating Mian Saood Hassan (Independent) by 13,915.

About this result

Chaudhary Shahid Akram Bhindar of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PP-87 Gujranwala in the 1997 general election with 25,679 of the 40,686 votes counted (63.1%). Mian Saood Hassan, an independent candidate, finished second, 13,915 votes behind. 10 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PP-87 Gujranwala was won by Mian Azhar Hassan Dar (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Chaudhary Shahid Akram Bhindar
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
25,67963.1%
Mian Saood Hassan
Independent
11,76428.9%
Pir Ghulam Fareed
Independent
1,8054.4%
Nadeem Qadir Bhindar
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
5581.4%
Pir Ijaz Fareed
Independent
4001.0%
Manzoor Qadir Bhindar Advocate
Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)
1860.5%
Rana Kausar Ali
Independent
1190.3%
Wasim Anwar Bhindar
Independent
840.2%
Mian Azhar Hassan
Pakistan Peoples Party
620.2%
Rana Naeemur Rahman Khan
Independent
290.1%

PP-87 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-87 Gujranwala in 1997?

Chaudhary Shahid Akram Bhindar (PML-N) won with 25,679 votes (63.1%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-87 in 1997?

13,915 votes. Chaudhary Shahid Akram Bhindar received 25,679 votes and Mian Saood Hassan (Independent) received 11,764.

How many candidates contested PP-87 in 1997?

10 candidates, who received 40,686 votes between them.

Who won PP-87 Gujranwala in 1993?

Mian Azhar Hassan Dar (PPP) with 24,666 votes.