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NW-115 Khairpur

National Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Khairpur

Pir Syed Abdul Qadir Shah Jillani (PPP) won with 69,872 votes, beating Peer Syed Abbas Ali Shah (PML-Qayyum) by 53,866.

About this result

Pir Syed Abdul Qadir Shah Jillani of Pakistan Peoples Party won NW-115 Khairpur in the 1970 general election with 69,872 of the 97,047 votes counted (72%). Peer Syed Abbas Ali Shah of Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) finished second, 53,866 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. It was the 3rd-largest winning margin among the 27 National Assembly seats in Sindh.

CandidateVotes
Pir Syed Abdul Qadir Shah Jillani
Pakistan Peoples Party
69,87272.0%
Peer Syed Abbas Ali Shah
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
16,00616.5%
Haji Atta Muhammad
Independent
6,3786.6%
Ghulam Muhammad
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
4,2484.4%
Sarwar Khan
Pakistan Democratic Party
5430.6%

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Common questions

Who won NW-115 Khairpur in 1970?

Pir Syed Abdul Qadir Shah Jillani (PPP) won with 69,872 votes (72%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-115 in 1970?

53,866 votes. Pir Syed Abdul Qadir Shah Jillani received 69,872 votes and Peer Syed Abbas Ali Shah (PML-Qayyum) received 16,006.

How many candidates contested NW-115 in 1970?

5 candidates, who received 97,047 votes between them.