NW-46 Jhang
National Assembly · 1970 general election
District: Jhang
Mehar Ghulam Haider Bharwana (MUJP) won with 93,979 votes, beating Colonel (R) Abid Hussain (Independent) by 16,421.
About this result
Mehar Ghulam Haider Bharwana of MUJP won NW-46 Jhang in the 1970 general election with 93,979 of the 171,537 votes counted (54.8%). Colonel (R) Abid Hussain, an independent candidate, finished second, 16,421 votes behind. Two candidates contested the seat.
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-46 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Anjum Aqeel Khan (PML-N)Islamabad
- 2018 Sajid Hussain Turi (PPP)Kurram Agency
- 2013 Nasir Khan (Independent)Tribal Area
- 2008 Hamidullah Jan Afridi (Independent)Tribal Area
- 2002 Maulana Khalil ur Rehman Afridi (Independent)Tribal Area XI
- 1997 Nawabzada Iqbal Mehdi Khan (PML-N)Jhelum
- 1993 Nawabzada Iqbal Mehdi Khan (PML-N)Jhelum
- 1990 Nawabzada Iqbal Mehdi Khan (Independent)Jhelum
- 1988 Nawabzada Iqbal Mehdi (Independent)Jhelum
- 1985 Raja Muhammad Afsar (Non-party)Jhelum
- 1977 Masood -ul - Hassan Bhatti (PPP)Jhelum
Common questions
Who won NW-46 Jhang in 1970?
Mehar Ghulam Haider Bharwana (MUJP) won with 93,979 votes (54.8%).
What was the margin of victory in NW-46 in 1970?
16,421 votes. Mehar Ghulam Haider Bharwana received 93,979 votes and Colonel (R) Abid Hussain (Independent) received 77,558.
How many candidates contested NW-46 in 1970?
2 candidates, who received 171,537 votes between them.