GUJRANWALA: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has managed to clean sweep Gujranwala by securing six national and 14 provincial assembly seats of the district.
According to sources, PML-N candidate for NA-79 Dr Nisar Ahmed Cheema bagged 142,545 votes, whereas his opponent PTI candidate Muhammad Ahmed Chatha could only secure 118,709 votes.
Likewise, PML-N candidate for NA-80 Ch Mehmood Bashir Virk gained 108,653 votes while his opponent PTI candidate Mian Tariq Mehmood secured 71,937 votes only.
For NA-81, PML-N’s bigwig Khurram Dastagir Khan secured 130,837 votes and defeated PTI candidate Ch Siddiqui Mehar, who got 88,166 votes only.
For NA-82, PML-N candidate Barrister Usman Ibrahim bagged 117,520 votes while PTI candidate Barrister Ali Ashraf Mughal stood second by gaining 67,400 votes.
For NA-83, PML-N candidate Zulfiqar Ahmad obtained 101,852 votes successfully, whereas PTI candidate Rana Nazir Ahmad Khan could get 46832 votes only.
For NA-84, PML-N candidate Azhar Qayyum Nahro bagged 119,612 votes, and defeated PTI candidate Bilal Ejaz, who stood second with 89,728 votes.
Regarding 14 provincial assembly seats, PML-N candidate for PP-51 Shaukat Manzoor Cheema secured 59,267 votes, whereas PTI candidate Muhammad Shabbir Akram got 27,431 votes only.
For PP-52, PML-N candidate Adil Buksh Chatha bagged 55,710 votes successfully, and defeated PTI candidate Ch Muhammad Ahmed Chatha, who acquired 54,597 votes.
For PP-53, PML-N candidate Bilal Farooq Tarrar won the seat by obtaining 45,298 votes while Jamal Nasir Cheema stood second with 35,013 votes.
For PP-54, PML-N candidate Imran Khalid Butt secured first place by gaining 58,257 votes, whereas PTI candidate Rizwan Aslam Butt could get 49,800 votes only.
For PP-55, PML-N candidate Nawaz Chohan grabbed 36,869 votes successfully, and PTI candidate Mian Arqam Khan stood runner-up with 25,777 votes only.
For PP-56, PML-N candidate Taufeeq Butt has been declared successful by 45,377 votes while PTI candidate Ch Tariq Gujjar secured 29,056 votes only.
For PP-57, PML-N candidate Ashraf Ali Ansari won the seat with 56,504 votes where PTI’s Lala Asad Ullah Papa got 40,697 votes only.
For PP-58, PML-N candidate Haji Abdul Rauf Mughal bagged 44,232 votes with first place, and PTI’s SA Hameed could get 28,503 votes only.
For PP-59, PML-N candidate Waqar Cheema secured 40,046 votes successfully, and PTI candidate Sohail Zafar Cheema got 20,483 votes.
For PP-60, PML-N candidate Qaiser Iqbal Sandhu won the seat by gaining 39,799 votes, whereas PTI candidate Ch Zafar Ullah Cheema could get 29,993 votes only.
For PP-61, PML-N candidate Ch Akhter Ali won the constituency by securing 44,894 votes and PTI candidate Ehsan Ullah Virk gained 29,288 votes only.
For PP-62, PML-N candidate Haji Aman Ullah Warriach defeated PTI candidate Shazia Mazher with a clear margin by gaining 46,913 votes, as she could get 25,878 votes.
For PP-63, PML-N candidate Ch Muhammad Iqbal Gujjar acquired 30,460 votes and defeated PTI candidate Rana Umar Nazir, who stood second with 23,845 votes.
For PP-64, PML-N candidate Irfan Bashir Gujar gained 46,665 successfully, whereas PTI candidate Khalid Pervez Virk stood runner-up with 39,100 votes.
Meanwhile, a large number of PML-N supporters gathered in front of the winners’ houses and party offices for celebrations, sweets distribution, and then danced to the beat of drums.
Published in Daily Times, July 27th 2018.