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NW-124 Dadu

National Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Dadu

Abdul Hameed Jatoi (PPP) won with 74,242 votes, beating Pir Syed Abdul Ghaffar Ali Shah (PML-Qayyum) by 40,491.

About this result

Abdul Hameed Jatoi of Pakistan Peoples Party won NW-124 Dadu in the 1970 general election with 74,242 of the 113,145 votes counted (65.6%). Pir Syed Abdul Ghaffar Ali Shah of Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) finished second, 40,491 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. It was the 6th-largest winning margin among the 27 National Assembly seats in Sindh.

CandidateVotes
Abdul Hameed Jatoi
Pakistan Peoples Party
74,24265.6%
Pir Syed Abdul Ghaffar Ali Shah
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
33,75129.8%
Muhammad Hussain Qazi
Independent
3,0602.7%
Molvi Ghulam Ahmad Murtaza
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
1,5621.4%
Faiz Ahmad
Jamaat-e-Islami
5300.5%

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Common questions

Who won NW-124 Dadu in 1970?

Abdul Hameed Jatoi (PPP) won with 74,242 votes (65.6%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-124 in 1970?

40,491 votes. Abdul Hameed Jatoi received 74,242 votes and Pir Syed Abdul Ghaffar Ali Shah (PML-Qayyum) received 33,751.

How many candidates contested NW-124 in 1970?

5 candidates, who received 113,145 votes between them.