1997 Pakistani general election in Islamabad
# 1997 Pakistani general election in Islamabad

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.

| No. | Constituency | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Constituency | PPP | PPP | PML-N | PML-N | PTI | PTI |
| 1 | NA-35 | | Nayyar Hussain Bukhari | | M Nawaz Khokhar | | Imran Khan |

## Result

Vote Share of different parties in the election.

Seat Share of different parties in the election.

Party Wise

| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Votes | Votes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | 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 | Rejected | 0 | 1,065 | 1.01 |
| Total | Total | 5 | 1 | 121,821 | 100.0 |

### Constituency wise

| No. | Constituency | Turnout | Elected Member | Party | Party | Runner-up | Party | 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 |
