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LAST FIVE GENERAL ELECTIONS-INTERESTING STATISTICS RELATING TO
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF PAKISTAN 

            The results of 1997 General Elections reveal some interesting features e.g. seven Members of the National Assembly have managed to achieve the remarkable feat of holding on to their seats for the fifth consecutive term. All these seven lucky persons belong to Pakistan Muslim League (N). Three candidates, who have been winning their seats during last four General Elections, i.e., in 1985, 1988, 1990 and 1993 General Elections, could not make it for the fifth time. Female candidates contesting from 32 general seats in the National Assembly could win only six seats by defeating their male rivals. There are 75 new faces in the National Assembly of Pakistan. Hat-trick has been completed by 27 Members of the National Assembly by winning 1990, 1993 and 1997 General Elections. The names of all the above mentioned categories of the members and Elections. The names of all the above mentioned categories of the members and many other details, which may be of some interest to the readers and the research scholars, have been mentioned under 16 broad categories as under: -

i)                     Seven candidates who participated in the 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993 and 1997 General Elections and succeeded.

ii)                   Three candidates who could not succeed for the fifth time in general Elections – 1997.

iii)                  Names of candidates who participated in the 1988, 1990, 1993 and 1997 General Elections and succeeded.

iv)                  Names of candidates who succeeded in 1988, 1990 and 1993 but could not succeed for the further time in 1997.

v)                    Winners of General Elections 1990, 1993 and 1997.

vi)                  Names of the candidates who succeeded in General Elections 1993 and 1997.

vii)                 Winners of General Elections 1990 who lost in General Elections 1993 but succeeded in General Elections 1997.

viii)               Winners of General Elections 1990 and General Elections 1993 but lost in General Elections 1997.

ix)                 One to one contests in General Elections 1997.

x)                   Names of the candidates securing highest number of votes.

xi)                 Names of the winning candidates securing lowest number of votes.

xii)                The successful candidates who secured highest percentage of votes in 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993 and 1997 General Elections.

xiii)              The successful candidates who secured lowest percentage of votes in 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993 and 1997 General Elections.

xiv)               Names of female candidates contesting General Elections 1997.

xv)                High number of candidates contesting from any Constituency.

xvi)               Names of the candidates who have been elected for the first time in General Elections 1997.

2.         The details of above-mentioned captions are given here under seriatim:

I.          Seven candidates who participated in the 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993 and 1997 General Elections and succeeded.

II.          Three candidates who could not succeed for the fifth time in general Elections – 1997.

III.                  Names of candidates who participated in the 1988, 1990, 1993 and 1997 General Elections and succeeded.

IV.        Names of candidates who succeeded in 1988, 1990 and 1993 but could not succeed for the further time in 1997.

V.         Winners of General Elections 1990, 1993 and General Elections 1997.

1.	Arbab Muhammad Jehangir Khan	ANP	NA-2 Peshawar-II
2.	Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan	PML (N)	NA-11 Abbottabad-cum-Haripur-I
3.	Gohar Ayub Khan	PML (N)	NA-13 Haripur
4.	Sardar Muhammad Yousaf	PML (N)	NA-14 Mansehra-I
5.	Behroze Khan	IND	NA-27 Tribal Area-I
6.	Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq	PML (N)	NA-39 Rawalpindi-IV
7.	Sh. Aftab Ahmed	PML (N)	NA-41 Attock-I
8.	Haji Muhammad Akram Ansari	PML (N)	NA-63 Faisalabad-VII
9.	Ch. Sher Ali	PML (N)	NA-64 Faisalabad-VIII
10	Ghulam Dastagir Khan	PML (N)	NA-76 Gujranwala-III
11.	Ch. Muhammad Sarwar Khan	PML (N)	NA-89 Sialkot-cum-Narowal
12.	Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif	PML (N)	NA-96 Lahore-V
13.	Ch. Muhammad Barjees Tahir	PML (N)	NA-103 Sheikhupura-III
14.	Mian Muhammad Yaseen Wattoo	PML (N)	NA-113 Okara-IV
15.	Syed Javed Ali Shah	PML (N)	NA-119 Multan-VI
16.	Sahibzada Farooq Anwar Abbasi	PML (N)	NA-142 Bahawalpur-II
17.	Syed Ahmed Mehmood	PML (N)	NA-150 Rahimyar Khan-IV
18.	Khurshid Ahmed Shah	PPP	NA-151 Sakkar
19.	Aftab Shaban Mirani	PPP	NA-154 Shikarpur-I
20.	Ghulam Mustafa Khan Jatoi	NPP	NA-158 Naushero Feroze-I
21.	Shabbir Ahmed Chandio	PPP	NA-165 Larkana-II
22.	Naveed Qamar	PPP	NA-170 Hyderabad-IV
23.	Jam  Mashooq Ali	IND	NA-181 Sanghar-II
24.	Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind	JWP	NA-201 Bolan-cum-Jhal Magsi
25.	Tariq C. Qaisar	IND	Christians
26.	Dr. Khato Mall	IND	Hindus and Scheduled Castes
27.	Bashir-ud-Din Khalid	IND	Quadiani

VI.        Names of the candidates who succeeded in General Elections 1993 and 1997

1.	Asfand Yar Wali	ANP	NA-5 Charsadda
2.	Haji Muhammad Kabir Khan Marwat	PML (N)	NA-20 Lakki Marwat-cum-Bannu
3.	Mian Gul Aurangzeb	PML (N)	NA-21 Swat-I
4.	Malik Lal Khan	PML (N)	NA-42 Attock-II
5.	Raja Muhammad Afzal Khan	PML (N)	NA-45 Jhelum-I
6.	Sardar Shujjah Muhammad Khan	PML (N)	NA-52 Khushab-I
7.	Rana Zahid Tausif	PML (N)	NA-57 Faisalabad-I
8.	Hamza s/o Maulvi Abdullah	PML (N)	NA-73 TT Singh-III
9.	Ch. Ijaz Ahmed	PML (N)	NA-79 Gujranwala-cum-Hafizabad
10.	Khawaja Muhammad Asif	PML (N)	NA-85 Sialkot-I
11.	Syed Iftikhar-ul-Hassan Shah	PML (N)	NA-87 Sialkot-III
12.	Ahsan Iqbal	PML (N)	NA-90 Narowal-I
13.	Mian Abdul Waheed	PML (N)	NA-93 Lahore-II
14.	Mian Muhammad Munir	PML (N)	NA-98 Lahore-VII
15.	Rao Qaisar Ali Khan	PML (N)	NA-112 Okara-III
16.	Haji Muhammad Boota	PML (N)	NA-115 Multan-II
17.	Sh. Muhammad Tahir Rashid	PML (N)	NA-116 Multan-III
18.	Tahmina Daultana	PML (N)	NA-130 Vehari-II
19.	Ch. Muhammad Jaffar Iqbal	PML (N)	NA-149 Rahimyar Khan-III
20.	Abdul Sattar Sariwal	PPP	NA-172 Badin-I
21.	Pir Aftab Hussain Shah Gilani	PPP	NA-174 Mirpur Khas
22.	Syed Shafqat Hussain Shah Shirazi	PPP	NA-183 Thatta-II
23.	Mian Ijaz Shafi	PML (N)	NA-184 Karachi West-I
24.	Capt. Haleem Ahmed Siddique	PML (N)	NA-191 Karachi South-III
25.	Nawab Muhammad Akbar Khan Bugti	JWP	NA-202 Sibbi-cum-Dera Bugti-cum-Kohlu-cum-Ziarat
26.	Yazediar Homi Kaikobad	IND	Parsi

VII.       Winners of General Elections 1990 who lost in General Elections 1993 but succeeded in General Elections 1997.

1.	Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour	ANP	NA-1 Peshawar-I
2.	Haji Rehmanullah	ANP	NA-8 Swabi
3.	Shahzada Mohi-ud-din	PML (N)	NA-24 Chitral
4.	Sardar Mansoor Hayat Tamman	PML (N)	NA-44 Chakwal-II
5.	Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla	PML (N)	NA-56 Bhakkar-II
6.	Alhaj Mian Nasir Ali Khan	PML (N)	NA-59 Faisalabad-III
7.	Haji Muhammad Rehmat Ullah	PML (N)	NA-67 Jhang-II
8.	Ch. Asad-ur-Rehman	PML (N)	NA-71 T.T. Singh-I
9.	Afzal Hussain Tarar	PML (N)	NA-75 Hafizabad
10.	Rana Nazir Ahmed Khan	PML (N)	NA-78 Gujranwala-V
11.	Chaudary Shujaat Hussain	PML (N)	NA-81 Gujrat-II
12.	Amir Hussain	PML (N)	NA-86 Sialkot-II
13.	Ch. Muhammad Ashiq Diyal	IND	NA-100 Lahore-IX
14.	Rana Tanveer Hussain	PML (N)	NA-101 Sheikhupura-I
15.	Naeem Hussian Chatta	PML (N)	NA-104 Sheikhupura-IV
16.	Rai Mansab Ali Khan	PML (N)	NA—105 Sheikhupura-V
17.	Rana Muhammad Hayat Khan	PML (N)	NA-108 Kasur-III
18.	Maulana Moeen-ud-Din Lakhvi	PML (N)	NA-109 Kasur-IV
19.	Mian Muhammad Zaman	PML (N)	NA—110 Okara-I
20.	Muhammad Siddique Khan Kanju	PML (N)	NA-118 Multan-cum-Lodhran
21.	Makhdoom Muhammad Javed	PML (N)	NA-120 Multan-cum-Khanewal
22.	Syed Fakhar Imam Shah	PML (N)	NA-121 Khanewal-I
23.	Mian Anwar-ul-Haq Ramay	PML (N)	NA-126 Sahiwal-III
24.	Rai Ahmed Nawaz	PML (N)	NA-126 Sahiwal-III
25.	Raja Shahid Saeed Khan	PML (N)	NA-127 Pakpattan-I
26.	Mehmood Ahmed Khan	PML (N)	NA-128 Pakpattan-II
27	Muhammad Nawaz Khan	PML (N)	NA-129 Vehari-I
28	Sardar Muhammad Amjad	PML (N)	NA-132 Vehari-III
29	Sahibzada Faizul Hassan	PML (N)	NA-140 Layhah-II
30	Illahi Bux Soomro	PML (N)	NA-156 Jacobabad-I
31	Mir Hazar Khan	PPP (SB)	NA-157 Jacobabad-II
32	Syed Shabir Ahmed Shah	PML (N)	NA-161 Nawabshah-II
33	Kanwar Khalid Younas Ali Khan	HPG	NA-186 Karachi Central-I
34	Muhammad Farooq Sattar	HPG	NA-190 Karachi South-II
35	Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan Nasir	PML (N)	NA-199 Loralai-cum-Musakhel
36	Molvi Muhammad Khan Sherani	JUI (F)	NA-200 Zhob-cum-Killa Saifullah
37	Shahzada Jam Muhammad Yousaf	PML (N)	NA-206 Lasbela-cum-Gawadur
38	Peter John Sohotra	IND	Christians

VIII.       Winners of General Elections 1990 and General Elections 1993 but lost in General Elections 1997.

1.	Iftikhar Hussain Gillani	IND	NA-9 Kohat-cum-Hangu
2.	Shahibzada Muhammad Nazeer Sultan	PPP	NA-70 Jhang-V
3.	Ch. Hamid Nasir Chatta	PML (J)(C)	NA-74 Gujranwala-I
4.	Ch. Abdul Sattar	PML (J)(C)	NA-88 Sialkot-IV
5.	Muhammad Ishfaq Taj	IND	NA-91 Narowal-II
6.	Aseff Ahemd Ali	PML (J)(C)	NA-106 Kasur-I
7.	Mir Balakh Sher Mezari	IND	NA-134 Rajanpur
8.	Makhdoom Syed Ahmed Alam	PPP	NA-147 Rahimyar Khan-I
9.	Makhdoom Shahabuddin	PPP	NA-148 Rahimyar Khan-II
10.	Zafar Ali Shah	PPP (SB)	NA-159 Naushero Feroze-II
11.	Abdul Sattar Bachani	IND	NA-171 Hyderabad-V
12.	Rafiq Ahemd Mahessar	PPP	NA-179 Dadu-III
13.	J. Salik	IND	Christians

IX.         One to one contests in General Elections 1997.

X.         The successful candidates who secured highest number of votes in 1985, 1988, 1993 and 1997 General Elections.

XI.         The Successful Candidates who secured lowest number of votes in 1985, 1988, 1993, and 1997.

Note:    For the above comparison the constituencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas were not taken into account as there was limited franchise in those areas. In 1997 General Elections in the comparative statistics the constituencies form FATAs have been included because adult franchise has been extended to FATAs.

XII.        The successful candidates who secured highest percentage of votes in 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993 and 1997 General Elections.

XIII.       The successful candidates who secured lowest percentage of votes in 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993 and 1997 General Elections.

XIV.      Names of female candidates contesting General Elections 1997.

1.	Rashida Batool	NA-11 Abbottabad-cum-Haripur-I
2.	Masarrat Shaheen	NA-18 D.I.Khan-cum-Tank-cum-Kulachi
3.	Noor Jehan Begum	NA-19 Bannu
4.	Naheed Khan	NA-38 Rawalpindi-III
5.	Safia Yameen	NA-39 Rawalpindi-IV
6.	Fauzia Behram	NA-44 Chakwal-II
7.	Mrs. Musarrat Nazir	NA-51 Sargodha-cum-Khushab
8.	Syeda Abida Hussain	NA-69 Jhang-IV
9.	Shahnaz Ahmed	NA-82 Gujrat-cum-Jhelum
10.	Begum Farkhanda Rai	NA-103 Sheikhupura-III
11.	Syeda Neelofar Mehdi	NA-107 Kasur-II
12.	Majeeda Begum Wyne	NA-123 Khanewal-III
13.	Begum Shahnaz Javed	NA-126 Sahiwal-III
14.	Tahmina Daultana	NA-130 Vehari-III
15.	Faryal Talpur	NA-160 Nawabshah-I
16.	Faryat Talpur	NA-161 Nawabshah-II
17.	Begum Nusrat Bhutto	NA-164 Larkana-I
18.	Rasheeda Khuhro	NA-164 Larkana-I
19.	Khaksar Sabiha Sultana	NA-164 Larkana-I
20.	Ghinwa Bhutto	NA-164 Larkana-I
21.	Ghinwa Bhutto	NA-165 Larkana-II
22.	Ashraf Khtoon	NA-165 Larkana-II
23.	Ms. Benazir Bhutto	NA-166 Larkana-III
24.	Shazia Akbar Abbasi	NA-169 Hyderabad-III
25.	Ms. Benazir Bhutto	NA-171 Hyderabad-V
26.	Nawab Huma Talpur	NA-171 Hyderabad-V
27.	Dr. Fehmeeda Mirza	NA-173 Badin-II
28.	Muneera Shakir	NA-186 Karachi Central-I
29.	Mrs. Azra Mukeem, Advocate	NA-186 Karachi Central-I
30.	Fauzia Wahab	NA-193 Karachi East-II
31.	Tuba Durrani	NA-194 Karachi East-III
32.	Farzana Latif	NA-194 Karachi East-III

XV.       High Number of Candidates Contesting from any Constituency.