1997 Pakistani general election in Islamabad

1997 Pakistani general election in Islamabad

3 February 1997
1 seat from Islamabad in the National Assembly
Registered	228,651
Turnout	46.04 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 Popular vote 67,500 29,847 5,868 Percentage 64.13% 28.35% 5.58% Swing 15.45 12.3 5.58

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

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.