Country: | Islamabad |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1993 Pakistani general election in Islamabad |
Previous Year: | 1993 |
Election Date: | 3 February 1997 |
Next Election: | 2002 Pakistani general election in Islamabad |
Next Year: | 2002 |
Seats For Election: | 1 seat from Islamabad in the National Assembly |
Turnout: | 46.04 11.47 |
Registered: | 228,651 |
Leader2: | Benazir Bhutto |
Leader Since2: | 1988 |
Party2: | Pakistan Peoples Party |
Seats2: | 0 |
Last Election2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 29,847 |
Percentage2: | 28.35% |
Swing2: | 12.3 |
Leader3: | Imran Khan |
Leader Since3: | 1996 |
Party3: | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
Seats3: | 0 |
Last Election3: | New |
Popular Vote3: | 5,868 |
Percentage3: | 5.58% |
Swing3: | 5.58 |
Leader1: | Nawaz Sharif |
Party1: | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Leader Since1: | 1985 |
Seats1: | 1 |
Last Election1: | 0 |
Popular Vote1: | 67,500 |
Percentage1: | 64.13% |
Swing1: | 15.45 |
General elections were held in Islamabad Capital Territory on Monday5 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.
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]
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 |