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NW-125 Dadu

National Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Dadu

Malik Sikandar Khan (PPP) won with 51,373 votes, beating Pir Syed Saleh Shah (PML-Qayyum) by 34,576.

About this result

Malik Sikandar Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party won NW-125 Dadu in the 1970 general election with 51,373 of the 78,762 votes counted (65.2%). Pir Syed Saleh Shah of Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) finished second, 34,576 votes behind. 3 candidates contested the seat. It was the 10th-largest winning margin among the 27 National Assembly seats in Sindh.

CandidateVotes
Malik Sikandar Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
51,37365.2%
Pir Syed Saleh Shah
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
16,79721.3%
Ghulam Murtaza Shah Syed
SUF
10,59213.4%

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Common questions

Who won NW-125 Dadu in 1970?

Malik Sikandar Khan (PPP) won with 51,373 votes (65.2%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-125 in 1970?

34,576 votes. Malik Sikandar Khan received 51,373 votes and Pir Syed Saleh Shah (PML-Qayyum) received 16,797.

How many candidates contested NW-125 in 1970?

3 candidates, who received 78,762 votes between them.