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PP-279 Layyah

Punjab Assembly · 2024 general election

District: Layyah

Chaudary Muhammad Athar Maqbool (Independent) won with 54,483 votes, beating Malik Ahmad Ali Ohlak (PML-N) by 2,723.

About this result

Chaudary Muhammad Athar Maqbool, an independent candidate, won PP-279 Layyah in the 2024 general election with 54,483 of the 131,968 votes counted (41.3%). Malik Ahmad Ali Ohlak of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 2,723 votes behind. 20 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Chaudary Muhammad Athar Maqbool
Independent
54,48341.3%
Malik Ahmad Ali Ohlak
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Symbol: Tiger
51,76039.2%
Ghulam Rasool
Independent
8,5136.5%
Muhammad Akram
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan Symbol: Crane
7,7325.9%
Mubashar Naeem Chaudary
Jamaat-e-Islami
2,0541.6%
Sobia Inaam
Independent
1,8511.4%
Muhammad Duriyab Mehwish
Independent
1,7731.3%
Ahmad Kaleem
IPT
7730.6%
Muhammad Idrees
PMML
7640.6%
Abdul Manan
Independent
5600.4%
Muhammad Zia ul Hassan Gujjar
Independent
5150.4%
Muhammad Yasin
Independent
3390.3%
Malik Usman Ali
Independent
2570.2%
Taskeen Zahra
Independent
1850.1%
Syed Rafaqat Ali Gillani
Independent
1100.1%
Muhammad Abid
Independent
960.1%
Niaz Muhammad
Independent
620.0%
Abdul Raoof
Independent
600.0%
Faryal Akhtar
Independent
410.0%
Yasir Arfat
Independent
400.0%

Many independents in 2024 were backed by PTI, which contested without its party symbol.

PP-279 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-279 Layyah in 2024?

Chaudary Muhammad Athar Maqbool (Independent) won with 54,483 votes (41.3%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-279 in 2024?

2,723 votes. Chaudary Muhammad Athar Maqbool received 54,483 votes and Malik Ahmad Ali Ohlak (PML-N) received 51,760.

How many candidates contested PP-279 in 2024?

20 candidates, who received 131,968 votes between them.