NW-47 Jhang
National Assembly · 1970 general election
District: Jhang
Moulana Muhammad Zakir (MJUP) won with 66,837 votes, beating Sardarzada Muhammad Ali Shah (PPP) by 4,126.
About this result
Moulana Muhammad Zakir of MJUP won NW-47 Jhang in the 1970 general election with 66,837 of the 172,994 votes counted (38.6%). Sardarzada Muhammad Ali Shah of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 4,126 votes behind. 3 candidates contested the seat. It was the 7th-closest result among the 79 National Assembly seats in Punjab.
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-47 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Tariq Fazal Chaudhary (PML-N)Islamabad
- 2018 Jawad Hussain (PTI)Orakzai Agency
- 2013 Qaisar Jamal (PTI)Tribal Area
- 2008 Zafar Baig Bhattani (Independent)Tribal Area
- 2002 Naseem Gull Afridi (Independent)Tribal Area XII
- 1997 Adnan Hayyat Noon (PML-N)Sargodha
- 1993 Brigadier (R) Ghulam Hussain Cheema (PML-N)Sargodha
- 1990 Ehsan ul Haq Piracha (PDA)Sargodha
- 1988 Ehsan ul Haq Piracha (PPP)Sargodha
- 1985 Nawabzada Mazhar Ali (Non-party)Gujrat
- 1977 Zafar Mahdi (PPP)Gujrat
Common questions
Who won NW-47 Jhang in 1970?
Moulana Muhammad Zakir (MJUP) won with 66,837 votes (38.6%).
What was the margin of victory in NW-47 in 1970?
4,126 votes. Moulana Muhammad Zakir received 66,837 votes and Sardarzada Muhammad Ali Shah (PPP) received 62,711.
How many candidates contested NW-47 in 1970?
3 candidates, who received 172,994 votes between them.