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NW-100 Bahawalpur

National Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Bahawalpur

Nizam Uddin Haidar (PML-C) won with 68,062 votes, beating Ghulam Jaffar (PPP) by 42,704.

About this result

Nizam Uddin Haidar of Council Muslim League won NW-100 Bahawalpur in the 1970 general election with 68,062 of the 126,340 votes counted (53.9%). Ghulam Jaffar of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 42,704 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Nizam Uddin Haidar
Council Muslim League
68,06253.9%
Ghulam Jaffar
Pakistan Peoples Party
25,35820.1%
Sardar Muhammad Aslam
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
21,58617.1%
Abdul Khaliq
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
11,3349.0%

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Common questions

Who won NW-100 Bahawalpur in 1970?

Nizam Uddin Haidar (PML-C) won with 68,062 votes (53.9%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-100 in 1970?

42,704 votes. Nizam Uddin Haidar received 68,062 votes and Ghulam Jaffar (PPP) received 25,358.

How many candidates contested NW-100 in 1970?

4 candidates, who received 126,340 votes between them.