title: 1997 Pakistani general election in Islamabad
text: # 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 |
  