NA-79 Gujranwala
National Assembly · 2024 general election
District: Gujranwala
Ch. Zulfiqar Ali Bhindar (PML-N) won with 95,604 votes, beating Ehsan Ullah Virk (Independent) by 3,023.
About this result
Ch. Zulfiqar Ali Bhindar of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won NA-79 Gujranwala in the 2024 general election with 95,604 of the 276,864 votes counted (34.5%). Ehsan Ullah Virk, an independent candidate, finished second, 3,023 votes behind. 29 candidates contested the seat. It was the 7th-closest result among the 141 National Assembly seats in Punjab. In 2018, NA-79 Gujranwala was won by Nisar Ahmad Cheema (PML-N), so Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) kept the seat with a different candidate.
Many independents in 2024 were backed by PTI, which contested without its party symbol.
NA-79 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2018 Nisar Ahmad Cheema (PML-N)Gujranwala
- 2013 Chaudahry Muhammad Shahbaz Babar (PML-N)Faisalabad
- 2008 Rana Muhammad Farooq Saeed Khan (Independent)Faisalabad
- 2002 Muhammad Safdar Shaker (PML-Q)Faisalabad V
- 1997 Chaudhary Ijaz Ahmad (PML-N)Gujranwala
- 1993 Chaudhary Ijaz Ahmad (PML-N)Gujranwala
- 1990 Chaudhary Muhammad Ashraf Warraich (PDA)Gujranwala
- 1988 Chaudhary Ejaz Ahmad (IJI)Gujranwala
- 1985 Chaudhary Abdul Sattar (Non-party)Toba Tek Singh
- 1977 Muhammad Bashir Ahmad (PPP)Faisalabad
- 1970 Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (PPP)Multan
Common questions
Who won NA-79 Gujranwala in 2024?
Ch. Zulfiqar Ali Bhindar (PML-N) won with 95,604 votes (34.5%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-79 in 2024?
3,023 votes. Ch. Zulfiqar Ali Bhindar received 95,604 votes and Ehsan Ullah Virk (Independent) received 92,581.
How many candidates contested NA-79 in 2024?
29 candidates, who received 276,864 votes between them.
Who won NA-79 Gujranwala in 2018?
Nisar Ahmad Cheema (PML-N) with 142,646 votes.