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NW-13 Dera Ismail Khan

National Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Dera Ismail Khan

Moulana Mufti Mehmood (JUI) won with 45,978 votes, beating Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (PPP) by 12,711.

About this result

Moulana Mufti Mehmood of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam won NW-13 Dera Ismail Khan in the 1970 general election with 45,978 of the 100,649 votes counted (45.7%). Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 12,711 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 6th-largest winning margin among the 17 National Assembly seats in NWFP.

CandidateVotes
Moulana Mufti Mehmood
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
45,97845.7%
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
Pakistan Peoples Party
33,26733.1%
Ayub Bakhash Awan
Independent
10,33510.3%
Muhammad Qaisar Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
7,4167.4%
Usman
AL
2,2812.3%
Nawab Saadat Khan
National Awami Party (Wali)
1,3721.4%

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

NW-13 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NW-13 Dera Ismail Khan in 1970?

Moulana Mufti Mehmood (JUI) won with 45,978 votes (45.7%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-13 in 1970?

12,711 votes. Moulana Mufti Mehmood received 45,978 votes and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (PPP) received 33,267.

How many candidates contested NW-13 in 1970?

6 candidates, who received 100,649 votes between them.