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NW-35 Gujrat

National Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Gujrat

Chaudhary Zahoor Elahi (PML-C) won with 82,120 votes, beating Nawab Asghar Ali (PML-Qayyum) by 11,634.

About this result

Chaudhary Zahoor Elahi of Council Muslim League won NW-35 Gujrat in the 1970 general election with 82,120 of the 164,567 votes counted (49.9%). Nawab Asghar Ali of Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) finished second, 11,634 votes behind. 3 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Chaudhary Zahoor Elahi
Council Muslim League
82,12049.9%
Nawab Asghar Ali
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
70,48642.8%
Irshad Ahmad
Jamaat-e-Islami
11,9617.3%

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Common questions

Who won NW-35 Gujrat in 1970?

Chaudhary Zahoor Elahi (PML-C) won with 82,120 votes (49.9%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-35 in 1970?

11,634 votes. Chaudhary Zahoor Elahi received 82,120 votes and Nawab Asghar Ali (PML-Qayyum) received 70,486.

How many candidates contested NW-35 in 1970?

3 candidates, who received 164,567 votes between them.