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NW-56 Lyallpur

National Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Faisalabad

Ghulam Nabi Chaudhary (PPP) won with 50,210 votes, beating Arif Hussain (PML-Conv) by 22,910.

About this result

Ghulam Nabi Chaudhary of Pakistan Peoples Party won NW-56 Lyallpur in the 1970 general election with 50,210 of the 122,676 votes counted (40.9%). Arif Hussain of Convention Muslim League finished second, 22,910 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Ghulam Nabi Chaudhary
Pakistan Peoples Party
50,21040.9%
Arif Hussain
Convention Muslim League
27,30022.3%
Muhammad Siddique
Council Muslim League
17,06413.9%
Muhammad Khan
Independent
13,55011.0%
Sultan Ali
MJUP
12,60010.3%
Ahmad Shafi
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
1,9521.6%

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Common questions

Who won NW-56 Lyallpur in 1970?

Ghulam Nabi Chaudhary (PPP) won with 50,210 votes (40.9%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-56 in 1970?

22,910 votes. Ghulam Nabi Chaudhary received 50,210 votes and Arif Hussain (PML-Conv) received 27,300.

How many candidates contested NW-56 in 1970?

6 candidates, who received 122,676 votes between them.