NW-1 Peshawar
National Assembly · 1970 general election
District: Peshawar
Abdul Qayyum Khan (PML-Qayyum) won with 27,215 votes, beating Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao (PPP) by 3,234.
About this result
Abdul Qayyum Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) won NW-1 Peshawar in the 1970 general election with 27,215 of the 91,040 votes counted (29.9%). Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 3,234 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 5th-closest result among the 17 National Assembly seats in NWFP.
Only West Pakistan results are included. The Awami League won 160 of the 162 East Pakistan seats (now Bangladesh), which are not covered here.
NW-1 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Abdul Latif (Independent)Chitral
- 2018 Moulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali (MMA)Chitral
- 2013 Imran Khan (PTI)Peshawar
- 2008 Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour (ANP)Peshawar
- 2002 Shabir Ahmad (MMA)Peshawar
- 1997 Ghulam Ahmad Bloor (ANP)Peshawar
- 1993 Syed Zafar Ali Shah (PPP)Peshawar
- 1990 Ghulam Ahmad Bilour (ANP)Peshawar
- 1988 Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao (PPP)Peshawar
- 1985 Haji Mohammad Unis Elahi (Non-party)Peshawar
- 1977 Muhammad Yousaf Khattak (PML-Qayyum)Peshawar
Common questions
Who won NW-1 Peshawar in 1970?
Abdul Qayyum Khan (PML-Qayyum) won with 27,215 votes (29.9%).
What was the margin of victory in NW-1 in 1970?
3,234 votes. Abdul Qayyum Khan received 27,215 votes and Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao (PPP) received 23,981.
How many candidates contested NW-1 in 1970?
6 candidates, who received 91,040 votes between them.