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NW-132 Karachi

National Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Karachi

Professor Ghafor Ahmad (JI) won with 39,878 votes, beating Malik Shahbuddin (MJUP) by 16,198.

About this result

Professor Ghafor Ahmad of Jamaat-e-Islami won NW-132 Karachi in the 1970 general election with 39,878 of the 97,797 votes counted (40.8%). Malik Shahbuddin of MJUP finished second, 16,198 votes behind. 9 candidates contested the seat. It was the 10th-closest result among the 27 National Assembly seats in Sindh.

CandidateVotes
Professor Ghafor Ahmad
Jamaat-e-Islami
39,87840.8%
Malik Shahbuddin
MJUP
23,68024.2%
Mujtaza Hussain Farooqi
Pakistan Peoples Party
15,91716.3%
Z.H Lari
Council Muslim League
9,88210.1%
Mahmood Ul Haq Usmani
National Awami Party (Wali)
5,0055.1%
Ali Mukhtar Rizvi
NAP-B
1,6091.6%
Aftab Ahmad Khan
Pakistan Democratic Party
1,5881.6%
A.M Qureishi
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
1710.2%
Syed Muhammad Zahoor Ahmad Zaidi
Independent
670.1%

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-132 Karachi in 1970?

Professor Ghafor Ahmad (JI) won with 39,878 votes (40.8%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-132 in 1970?

16,198 votes. Professor Ghafor Ahmad received 39,878 votes and Malik Shahbuddin (MJUP) received 23,680.

How many candidates contested NW-132 in 1970?

9 candidates, who received 97,797 votes between them.