NW-131 Karachi
National Assembly · 1970 general election
District: Karachi
Mehmood Azam Farooqi (JI) won with 48,785 votes, beating Moulana Muhammad Shafi Okarvi (MJUP) by 48.
About this result
Mehmood Azam Farooqi of Jamaat-e-Islami won NW-131 Karachi in the 1970 general election with 48,785 of the 139,705 votes counted (34.9%). Moulana Muhammad Shafi Okarvi of MJUP finished second, 48 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. It was the closest result among the 27 National Assembly seats in Sindh.
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-131 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Saad Waseem (PML-N)Kasur
- 2018 Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi (PTI)Lahore
- 2013 Rana Afzaal Hussain (PML-N)Sheikhupura
- 2008 Rana Afzaal Hussain (PML-N)Sheikhupura
- 2002 Brigadier (R) Zulfiqar Ahmad Dhillon (PML-Q)Sheikhupura
- 1997 Syed Shahid Mehdi Nasim (PML-N)Vehari
- 1993 Qurban Ali Chohan (PPP)Vehari
- 1990 Syed Shahid Mehdi Naseem Shah (IJI)Vehari
- 1988 Syed Shahid Mehdi Naseem Shah (IJI)Vehari
- 1985 Sardar Muhammad Jahangir Khan Sehar (Non-party)Layyah
- 1977 Sardar Muhammad Behram Khan Sehr (PPP)Muzaffargarh
Common questions
Who won NW-131 Karachi in 1970?
Mehmood Azam Farooqi (JI) won with 48,785 votes (34.9%).
What was the margin of victory in NW-131 in 1970?
48 votes. Mehmood Azam Farooqi received 48,785 votes and Moulana Muhammad Shafi Okarvi (MJUP) received 48,737.
How many candidates contested NW-131 in 1970?
7 candidates, who received 139,705 votes between them.