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NW-123 Tharparkar

National Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Tharparkar

Meer Ghulam Rasool Shah Jillani (PPP) won with 75,638 votes, beating Muhammad Yousif (JI) by 58,224.

About this result

Meer Ghulam Rasool Shah Jillani of Pakistan Peoples Party won NW-123 Tharparkar in the 1970 general election with 75,638 of the 94,354 votes counted (80.2%). Muhammad Yousif of Jamaat-e-Islami finished second, 58,224 votes behind. 3 candidates contested the seat. It was the largest winning margin among the 27 National Assembly seats in Sindh.

CandidateVotes
Meer Ghulam Rasool Shah Jillani
Pakistan Peoples Party
75,63880.2%
Muhammad Yousif
Jamaat-e-Islami
17,41418.5%
Charto Mal
Independent
1,3021.4%

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Common questions

Who won NW-123 Tharparkar in 1970?

Meer Ghulam Rasool Shah Jillani (PPP) won with 75,638 votes (80.2%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-123 in 1970?

58,224 votes. Meer Ghulam Rasool Shah Jillani received 75,638 votes and Muhammad Yousif (JI) received 17,414.

How many candidates contested NW-123 in 1970?

3 candidates, who received 94,354 votes between them.