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1970 General Election

Held on 7 December 1970

In West Pakistan, Pakistan Peoples Party won the most National Assembly seats: 78 of 136.

Only West Pakistan results are included. The Awami League won 160 of the 162 East Pakistan seats (now Bangladesh), which are not covered here.

About the 1970 election

Pakistan's 1970 general election was held on 7 December 1970. In West Pakistan, Pakistan Peoples Party won the most National Assembly seats, 78 of the 136 covered here, followed by independents (16) and PML-Qayyum (9). 671 candidates contested the National Assembly seats. In the provincial assemblies, PPP won the most seats in Punjab (114 of 180), PPP won the most seats in Sindh (28 of 59), NAP-W won the most seats in NWFP (11 of 40) and NAP-W won the most seats in Balochistan (9 of 20). The closest National Assembly result was NW-23 Tribal Area, decided by 31 votes; the largest margin was 74,616 votes in NW-101 Bahawalpur.

National Assembly

All 136 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Peoples Party 7839.6% of votes Independents 1610.6% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) 98.2% of votes Council Muslim League 811.2% of votes Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam 76.6% of votes MJUP 67.4% of votes
Show 6 more parties National Awami Party (Wali) 42.2% of votes Jamaat-e-Islami 45.9% of votes NAP 10.2% of votes ANP-W 10.4% of votes MUJP 11.0% of votes Convention Muslim League 13.5% of votes

Punjab Assembly

All 180 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Peoples Party 11444.3% of votes Independents 2615.7% of votes Council Muslim League 1613.7% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) 66.2% of votes Convention Muslim League 55.0% of votes MJUP 44.8% of votes
Show 5 more parties Pakistan Democratic Party 43.1% of votes JUI-WP 23.3% of votes MJAH 10.4% of votes IGD 10.3% of votes Jamaat-e-Islami 11.8% of votes

Sindh Assembly

All 59 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Peoples Party 2841.6% of votes Independents 1424.5% of votes MJUP 65.9% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) 412.3% of votes Council Muslim League 47.1% of votes MJU-P 10.6% of votes
Show 2 more parties SKMPPMM 11.7% of votes Jamaat-e-Islami 13.2% of votes

NWFP Assembly

All 40 seats
PartySeats
National Awami Party (Wali) 1122.4% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) 1130.8% of votes Independents 68.7% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party 314.9% of votes JUI-WP 312.8% of votes NAP 21.7% of votes
Show 3 more parties Convention Muslim League 25.0% of votes Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam 10.9% of votes Jamaat-e-Islami 11.3% of votes

Balochistan Assembly

All 20 seats
PartySeats
National Awami Party (Wali) 947.1% of votes Independents 428.7% of votes Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam 23.6% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) 211.3% of votes Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party 14.7% of votes JUI-WP 12.9% of votes
Show 1 more party BUF 11.7% of votes

Government formed after the 1970 election

Prime ministerNurul AminPakistan Muslim League · from 7 December 1971Chief minister of PunjabMalik Meraj KhalidPakistan Peoples Party · from 2 May 1972Chief minister of SindhMumtaz BhuttoPakistan Peoples Party · from 1 May 1972Chief minister of Khyber PakhtunkhwaMufti MahmudJUI · from 1 March 1972Chief minister of BalochistanAtaullah MengalNAP · from 1 May 1972

Who held each office three months after the election, or the first elected (not caretaker) holder after it.

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Common questions

When was the 1970 general election held in Pakistan?

On 7 December 1970.

Which party won the 1970 general election?

Pakistan Peoples Party won the most National Assembly seats: 78 of 136 in West Pakistan.

What was the closest National Assembly result in 1970?

NW-23 Tribal Area, won by 31 votes.