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NW-32 Jhelum

National Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Jhelum

Doctor Ghulam Hussain (PPP) won with 56,840 votes, beating Raja Lehraasab Khan (PML-C) by 35,218.

About this result

Doctor Ghulam Hussain of Pakistan Peoples Party won NW-32 Jhelum in the 1970 general election with 56,840 of the 119,291 votes counted (47.6%). Raja Lehraasab Khan of Council Muslim League finished second, 35,218 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Doctor Ghulam Hussain
Pakistan Peoples Party
56,84047.6%
Raja Lehraasab Khan
Council Muslim League
21,62218.1%
Abdul Malik
Jamaat-e-Islami
18,27215.3%
Said Ali Shah
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
7,1136.0%
Raja Khuda Dad Khan
Independent
6,4495.4%
Nazir Ahmad
MJUP
4,4893.8%
Brigadier (R) Muhammad Akhtar
Pakistan Democratic Party
3,9543.3%
Caption (R) Muhammad Akhtar
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
5520.5%

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-32 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NW-32 Jhelum in 1970?

Doctor Ghulam Hussain (PPP) won with 56,840 votes (47.6%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-32 in 1970?

35,218 votes. Doctor Ghulam Hussain received 56,840 votes and Raja Lehraasab Khan (PML-C) received 21,622.

How many candidates contested NW-32 in 1970?

8 candidates, who received 119,291 votes between them.