NW-18 Dir
National Assembly · 1970 general election
District: Dir
Sahibzada Saifullah (JI) won with 14,187 votes, beating Jehanzaib Khan (Independent) by 151.
About this result
Sahibzada Saifullah of Jamaat-e-Islami won NW-18 Dir in the 1970 general election with 14,187 of the 56,061 votes counted (25.3%). Jehanzaib Khan, an independent candidate, finished second, 151 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 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-18 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Omar Ayub Khan (Independent)Haripur
- 2018 Asad Qaisar (PTI)Swabi
- 2013 Murtaza Javed Abbasi (PML-N)Abbottabad
- 2008 Murtaza Javid Abbasi (PML-N)Abbottabad
- 2002 Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob (PML-Q)Abbottabad II
- 1997 Alhaj Sardar Umar Farooq Khan (PML-N)Dera Ismail Khan
- 1993 Moualna Fazal-ur-Rehman (IJM)D.I Khan Tank
- 1990 Fazal Karim Khan Kundi (PDA)Dera Ismail Khan
- 1988 Moulana Fazal-ur-Rehman (JUI-F)Dera Ismail Khan
- 1985 Pir Mohammad Sabir Shah (Non-party)Dera Ismail Khan
- 1977 Moulana Mufti Mehmood (PNA)Dera Ismail Khan
Common questions
Who won NW-18 Dir in 1970?
Sahibzada Saifullah (JI) won with 14,187 votes (25.3%).
What was the margin of victory in NW-18 in 1970?
151 votes. Sahibzada Saifullah received 14,187 votes and Jehanzaib Khan (Independent) received 14,036.
How many candidates contested NW-18 in 1970?
6 candidates, who received 56,061 votes between them.