NW-16 Swat
National Assembly · 1970 general election
District: Swat
Rahim Shah (PML-Qayyum) won with 18,761 votes, beating Sher Muhammad Khan (PPP) by 280.
About this result
Rahim Shah of Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) won NW-16 Swat in the 1970 general election with 18,761 of the 79,381 votes counted (23.6%). Sher Muhammad Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 280 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 2nd-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-16 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Ali Asghar Khan (Independent)Abbottabad
- 2018 Ali Khan Jadon (PTI)Abbottabad
- 2013 Khial Zaman Orakzai (PTI)Hangu
- 2008 Syed Haider Ali Shah (ANP)Hangu
- 2002 Akhunzada Muhammad Sadiq (MMA)Hangu
- 1997 Muhammad Nawaz Khan (PML-N)Battagram
- 1993 Haji Muhammad Ayub Khan (PML-N)Battagram
- 1990 Alam Zeb Khan (JUI-F)Mansehra
- 1988 Haji Muhammad Ayub Khan (IJI)Mansehra
- 1985 Nawabzada Salahuddin Saeed (Non-party)Mansehra
- 1977 Fakhar uz Zaman Khan (PNA)Mansehra
Common questions
Who won NW-16 Swat in 1970?
Rahim Shah (PML-Qayyum) won with 18,761 votes (23.6%).
What was the margin of victory in NW-16 in 1970?
280 votes. Rahim Shah received 18,761 votes and Sher Muhammad Khan (PPP) received 18,481.
How many candidates contested NW-16 in 1970?
6 candidates, who received 79,381 votes between them.