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NW-127 Thatta

National Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Thatta

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (PPP) won with 67,368 votes, beating Muhammad Yousif Khan Chandio (PML-Qayyum) by 44,672.

About this result

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan Peoples Party won NW-127 Thatta in the 1970 general election with 67,368 of the 96,039 votes counted (70.1%). Muhammad Yousif Khan Chandio of Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) finished second, 44,672 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat. It was the 4th-largest winning margin among the 27 National Assembly seats in Sindh.

CandidateVotes
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
Pakistan Peoples Party
67,36870.1%
Muhammad Yousif Khan Chandio
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
22,69623.6%
Molvi Noor Muhammad Kutchi
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
5,2075.4%
Ishaq Khan
Jamaat-e-Islami
7680.8%

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Common questions

Who won NW-127 Thatta in 1970?

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (PPP) won with 67,368 votes (70.1%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-127 in 1970?

44,672 votes. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto received 67,368 votes and Muhammad Yousif Khan Chandio (PML-Qayyum) received 22,696.

How many candidates contested NW-127 in 1970?

4 candidates, who received 96,039 votes between them.