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NW-128 Karachi

National Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Karachi

Moulana Abdul Mustafa Al Azhari (MJUP) won with 38,558 votes, beating Akbar Khan (PPP) by 9,096.

About this result

Moulana Abdul Mustafa Al Azhari of MJUP won NW-128 Karachi in the 1970 general election with 38,558 of the 106,303 votes counted (36.3%). Akbar Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 9,096 votes behind. 9 candidates contested the seat. It was the 7th-closest result among the 27 National Assembly seats in Sindh.

CandidateVotes
Moulana Abdul Mustafa Al Azhari
MJUP
38,55836.3%
Akbar Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
29,46227.7%
Sabir Hussain Sharfi
Jamaat-e-Islami
24,15222.7%
Khalid Jamil
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
5,6625.3%
Ahmad Hussain Kamal
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
4,3154.1%
Mir Aziz Ullah Khan
Independent
1,3791.3%
Aizaz Nazir
National Awami Party (Wali)
1,2851.2%
Muhammad Arif
Council Muslim League
1,2231.2%
Syed Hassan Askari
Pakistan Democratic Party
2670.3%

Only West Pakistan results are included. The Awami League won 160 of the 162 East Pakistan seats (now Bangladesh), which are not covered here.

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Common questions

Who won NW-128 Karachi in 1970?

Moulana Abdul Mustafa Al Azhari (MJUP) won with 38,558 votes (36.3%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-128 in 1970?

9,096 votes. Moulana Abdul Mustafa Al Azhari received 38,558 votes and Akbar Khan (PPP) received 29,462.

How many candidates contested NW-128 in 1970?

9 candidates, who received 106,303 votes between them.