Gujranwala 3, Punjab — Pakistan National Assembly Election Results
Gujranwala 3 (Punjab) was won by Chaudhry Mahmood Bashir Virk (PML-N) at the 2013 National Assembly general election, with a margin of 73,202 votes over Rana Naeem Ur Rehman Khan. This page covers every National Assembly general election in Gujranwala 3, Punjab, from 1993 to 2013.
Full Election History, 1993–2013
| Election | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Ghulam Dastgir Khan | PML-N | 64,769 | 51.1% | Alhaj Amanullah (PPP) | 10,818 (8.5 pts) |
| 1997 | Ghulam Dastgir Khan | PML-N | 64,108 | 68.0% | Ch. Khalid Humayun (PPP) | 37,064 (39.3 pts) |
| 2002 | Ch. Shahid Akram Bhinder | PML-Q | 29,375 | 32.7% | Dr. Zafar Ch. (PPP) | 4,914 (5.5 pts) |
| 2008 | Ch. Mehmood Bashir Virk | PML-N | 48,701 | 42.9% | Dr. Zafar Chaudhary (PPP) | 7,156 (6.3 pts) |
| 2013 | Chaudhry Mahmood Bashir Virk | PML-N | 104,638 | 62.5% | Rana Naeem Ur Rehman Khan (PTI) | 73,202 (43.7 pts) |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1993
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghulam Dastgir Khan | PML-N | 64,769 | 51.1% |
| Alhaj Amanullah | PPP | 53,951 | 42.6% |
| Mazhar Iqbal Randhawa | Pakistan Islamic Front | 6,035 | 4.8% |
| Mehmood Amjad Rathor | Independent | 418 | 0.3% |
| Zahur-Ul-Haq Awan | Independent | 354 | 0.3% |
| M. Ihsanullah | Independent | 317 | 0.3% |
| M. Siddiq Nadeem | Independent | 278 | 0.2% |
| M. Numan Butt | Independent | 187 | 0.1% |
| Ghulam Qader Khan | Independent | 151 | 0.1% |
| Babu M. Munir | Independent | 118 | 0.1% |
| Kh. Tanveer Ahmad | Independent | 59 | 0.0% |
1997
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghulam Dastgir Khan | PML-N | 64,108 | 68.0% |
| Ch. Khalid Humayun | PPP | 27,044 | 28.7% |
| Naveed Anwar Naveed | PTI | 2,084 | 2.2% |
| Raja M. Pervaiz Khan | Independent | 488 | 0.5% |
| Ghulam Qadir Khan | Independent | 301 | 0.3% |
| Qari M. Ikram | Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam (Sami) | 232 | 0.2% |
| M. Siddiq Nadeem | Independent | 50 | 0.1% |
2002
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ch. Shahid Akram Bhinder | PML-Q | 29,375 | 32.7% |
| Dr. Zafar Ch. | PPP | 24,461 | 27.2% |
| Shabbir Hussain Abbasi | MMA | 15,265 | 17.0% |
| Ch. Mehmood Bashir Virk | PML-N | 12,491 | 13.9% |
| Ch. M. Ishfaq Butter, Adv. | Pakistan Awami Tehreek | 6,153 | 6.8% |
| Adil Saleem Khan | PML-H | 1,333 | 1.5% |
| M. Masood Akhtar, Adv. | PTI | 524 | 0.6% |
| Mian Maqsood Ahmed | Independent | 188 | 0.2% |
| Sardar Hassan Sindhu | Independent | 69 | 0.1% |
2008
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ch. Mehmood Bashir Virk | PML-N | 48,701 | 42.9% |
| Dr. Zafar Chaudhary | PPP | 41,545 | 36.6% |
| Ch. Shahid Akram Bhinder | PML-Q | 21,626 | 19.0% |
| Nadeem Hussain Aadhi | Independent | 1,112 | 1.0% |
| Sahibzada Shahid Khurshid | Independent | 233 | 0.2% |
| Fareed Iqbal Awan | Independent | 160 | 0.1% |
| Kokab Bukhari | MQM | 149 | 0.1% |
2013
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaudhry Mahmood Bashir Virk | PML-N | 104,638 | 62.5% |
| Rana Naeem Ur Rehman Khan | PTI | 31,436 | 18.8% |
| Chaudhry Muhammad Anwar Bhinder | PML-Q | 16,128 | 9.6% |
| Dr Zain Ali Bhatti | Independent | 5,145 | 3.1% |
| Zaheer Ahmad Zia Warraich | Tehreek-e-Tahaffuze Pakistan | 3,459 | 2.1% |
| Rana Javed Iqbal | Jamaat-e-Islami | 2,324 | 1.4% |
| Rana Muhammad Iqbal | Independent | 1,285 | 0.8% |
| Hafiz Muhammad Safdar Qasmi | Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam (Sami) | 1,059 | 0.6% |
| Sheikh Nadeem Akhtar | Independent | 843 | 0.5% |
| Abdul Sattar Shakir | Independent | 450 | 0.3% |
| Hafiz Mahmood Ul Hassan | JUI-F | 166 | 0.1% |
| Muhammad Imran | Sunni Ittehad Council | 130 | 0.1% |
| Muhammad Yaseen | MQM | 109 | 0.1% |
| Irshad Ullah Yasser | Independent | 106 | 0.1% |
| Farhat Mubeen | Independent | 103 | 0.1% |
| Engineer Muhammad Ashraf Butt | Independent | 50 | 0.0% |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Gujranwala 3 has been contested at 5 National Assembly general elections on record since 1993. Parties that have won this seat over that span: PML-N, PML-Q.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Gujranwala 3 in the 2013 general election?
Chaudhry Mahmood Bashir Virk (PML-N) won Gujranwala 3, Punjab, in 2013 with 104,638 votes (62.5%), a margin of 73,202 votes over Rana Naeem Ur Rehman Khan.
Which parties have won Gujranwala 3 since 1993?
Since 1993, Gujranwala 3 has been won by: PML-N, PML-Q.
What was the closest result in Gujranwala 3?
The closest result on record for Gujranwala 3 was 2002, when PML-Q beat PPP by just 4,914 votes (5.5 percentage points).