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NW-116 Larkana

National Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Larkana

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (PPP) won with 71,554 votes, beating Muhammad Ayub Khoro (PML-C) by 40,404.

About this result

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan Peoples Party won NW-116 Larkana in the 1970 general election with 71,554 of the 106,316 votes counted (67.3%). Muhammad Ayub Khoro of Council Muslim League finished second, 40,404 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat. It was the 7th-largest winning margin among the 27 National Assembly seats in Sindh.

CandidateVotes
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
Pakistan Peoples Party
71,55467.3%
Muhammad Ayub Khoro
Council Muslim League
31,15029.3%
Abdullah Shah
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
2,7072.5%
Dost Muhammad
National Awami Party (Wali)
9050.9%

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Common questions

Who won NW-116 Larkana in 1970?

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (PPP) won with 71,554 votes (67.3%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-116 in 1970?

40,404 votes. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto received 71,554 votes and Muhammad Ayub Khoro (PML-C) received 31,150.

How many candidates contested NW-116 in 1970?

4 candidates, who received 106,316 votes between them.