NW-2 Peshawar
National Assembly · 1970 general election
District: Peshawar
Ghulam Farooq (NAP) won with 34,402 votes, beating Mian Muhammad Jan (JUI-WEST PAKISTAN) by 11,873.
About this result
Ghulam Farooq of NAP won NW-2 Peshawar in the 1970 general election with 34,402 of the 85,110 votes counted (40.4%). Mian Muhammad Jan of JUI-West Pakistan finished second, 11,873 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. It was the 9th-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-2 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Amjad Ali Khan (Independent)Swat
- 2018 Haidar Ali Khan (PTI)Swat
- 2013 Hamid ul Haq (PTI)Peshawar
- 2008 Dr. Arbab Alamgir Khan (PPP)Peshawar
- 2002 Maulana Rehmat Ullah Khalil (MMA)Peshawar II
- 1997 Arbab Muhammad Jehangir Khan (ANP)Peshawar
- 1993 Arbab Muhammad Jehangir Khan (PPP)Peshawar
- 1990 Arbab Muhammad Jehangir Khan (ANP)Peshawar
- 1988 Khan Bahadar Khan (PPP)Peshawar
- 1985 Muhammad Saleem Khan (Non-party)Peshawar
- 1977 Arbab Muhammad Jahangir Khan (PPP)Peshawar
Common questions
Who won NW-2 Peshawar in 1970?
Ghulam Farooq (NAP) won with 34,402 votes (40.4%).
What was the margin of victory in NW-2 in 1970?
11,873 votes. Ghulam Farooq received 34,402 votes and Mian Muhammad Jan (JUI-WEST PAKISTAN) received 22,529.
How many candidates contested NW-2 in 1970?
5 candidates, who received 85,110 votes between them.