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NW-102 Bahawalnagar Bahawalpur

National Assembly · 1970 general election

Districts: Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur

Doctor Muhammad Shafi (PPP) won with 47,112 votes, beating Ali Muhammad Khan (PML-C) by 31,827.

About this result

Doctor Muhammad Shafi of Pakistan Peoples Party won NW-102 Bahawalnagar Bahawalpur in the 1970 general election with 47,112 of the 106,462 votes counted (44.3%). Ali Muhammad Khan of Council Muslim League finished second, 31,827 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Doctor Muhammad Shafi
Pakistan Peoples Party
47,11244.3%
Ali Muhammad Khan
Council Muslim League
15,28514.4%
Ghulam Mehar Ali
MJUP
10,0429.4%
Fiaz Ahmad
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
9,9459.3%
Syed Hassan Mehmood
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
6,8676.5%
Abdul Latif
Jamaat-e-Islami
6,1125.7%
Bashir Ahmad Cheema
Independent
5,7865.4%
Noor Hassan
Pakistan Democratic Party
5,3135.0%

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

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Common questions

Who won NW-102 Bahawalnagar Bahawalpur in 1970?

Doctor Muhammad Shafi (PPP) won with 47,112 votes (44.3%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-102 in 1970?

31,827 votes. Doctor Muhammad Shafi received 47,112 votes and Ali Muhammad Khan (PML-C) received 15,285.

How many candidates contested NW-102 in 1970?

8 candidates, who received 106,462 votes between them.