NW-15 Chitral Dir
National Assembly · 1970 general election
Jafir Ali Shah (PML-Qayyum) won with 6,418 votes, beating Muhammad Nadir Khan (JUI) by 583.
About this result
Jafir Ali Shah of Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) won NW-15 Chitral Dir in the 1970 general election with 6,418 of the 33,403 votes counted (19.2%). Muhammad Nadir Khan of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam finished second, 583 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. It was the 3rd-closest result among the 17 National Assembly seats in NWFP.
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-15 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Shahzada Muhammad Gushtasap Khan (Independent)Mansehra Torghar
- 2018 Murtaza Javed Abbasi (PML-N)Abbottabad
- 2013 Nasir Khan Khattak (PTI)Karak
- 2008 Mufti Ajmal Khan (MMA)Karak
- 2002 Shah Abdul Aziz (MMA)Karak
- 1997 Nawabzada Salah Uddin Saeed (PML-N)Mansehra
- 1993 Nawabzada Salah-ud-din Saeed Khan (PML-N)Mansehra
- 1990 Nawabzada Salah-ud-din Saeed Khan (IJI)Mansehra
- 1988 Nawabzada Salah-ud-din Saeed Khan (Independent)Mansehra
- 1985 Syed Qasim Shah (Non-party)Mansehra
- 1977 Muhammad Hanif Khan (PPP)Mansehra
Common questions
Who won NW-15 Chitral Dir in 1970?
Jafir Ali Shah (PML-Qayyum) won with 6,418 votes (19.2%).
What was the margin of victory in NW-15 in 1970?
583 votes. Jafir Ali Shah received 6,418 votes and Muhammad Nadir Khan (JUI) received 5,835.
How many candidates contested NW-15 in 1970?
7 candidates, who received 33,403 votes between them.