1997 Pakistani general election in Islamabad

General elections were held in Islamabad Capital Territory on Monday 5 February 1997 to elect 1 member of National Assembly of Pakistan from Islamabad.

1997 Pakistani general election in Islamabad
3 February 1997
1 seat from Islamabad in the National Assembly
Registered228,651
Turnout46.04 Decrease 11.47
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Nawaz Sharif Benazir Bhutto Imran Khan
Party PML(N) PPP PTI
Leader since 1985 1988 1996
Last election 0 0 New
Seats won 1 0 0
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 67,500 29,847 5,868
Percentage 64.13% 28.35% 5.58%
Swing Increase15.45 Decrease12.3 Increase5.58

Pakistan Muslim League (N) won Islamabad seat by the margin of 37,653 votes.

Candidates

Total no of 5 Candidates including 1 Independent contested for 1 National Assembly Seat from Islamabad. Legend Cricketer and Future Prime Minister Imran Khan also contested from Islamabad for the very first time.[1]

No. Constituency Candidates
PPP PML-N PTI
1 NA-35 Nayyar Hussain Bukhari M Nawaz Khokhar Imran Khan

Result

Vote Share of different parties in the election.

  PML-N (64.13%)
  PPP (28.35%)
  PTI (5.58%)
  Others and Independents (0.93%)

Seat Share of different parties in the election.

  PML-N (100%)

Party Wise

Party Seats Votes
Contested Won # %
Pakistan Muslim League (N) 1 1 67,500 64.13
Pakistan Peoples Party 1 0 29,847 28.35
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 1 0 5,868 5.58
Others & Independents 2 0 984 0.93
Rejected 0 1,065 1.01
Total 5 1 121,821 100.0

Constituency wise
No. Constituency Turnout Elected Member Party Runner-up Party Win Margin

(by votes)

 Win Margin

(by % votes)

1 NA-35 57.51 M Nawaz Khokhar Pakistan Muslim League (N) Nayyar Hussain Bukhari Pakistan Peoples Party 37,653 35.77

References
  1. "Constituency Profile". Election Pakistan. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
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