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NW-38 Gujrat

National Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Gujrat

Ch. Ghulam Rasool (PPP) won with 64,928 votes, beating Faiz Ahmad (Independent) by 28,573.

About this result

Ch. Ghulam Rasool of Pakistan Peoples Party won NW-38 Gujrat in the 1970 general election with 64,928 of the 148,752 votes counted (43.6%). Faiz Ahmad, an independent candidate, finished second, 28,573 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Ch. Ghulam Rasool
Pakistan Peoples Party
64,92843.6%
Faiz Ahmad
Independent
36,35524.4%
Muhammad Iqbal
Council Muslim League
29,40519.8%
Usman Ghani
Jamaat-e-Islami
15,30810.3%
Muhammad Nazi
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
2,7561.9%

Only West Pakistan results are included. The Awami League won 160 of the 162 East Pakistan seats (now Bangladesh), which are not covered here.

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Common questions

Who won NW-38 Gujrat in 1970?

Ch. Ghulam Rasool (PPP) won with 64,928 votes (43.6%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-38 in 1970?

28,573 votes. Ch. Ghulam Rasool received 64,928 votes and Faiz Ahmad (Independent) received 36,355.

How many candidates contested NW-38 in 1970?

5 candidates, who received 148,752 votes between them.