NW-58 Lahore

National Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Lahore

Malik Muhammad Akhtar (PPP) won with 56,876 votes, beating Khawja Muhammad Rafiq (PDP) by 44,646.

About this result

Malik Muhammad Akhtar of Pakistan Peoples Party won NW-58 Lahore in the 1970 general election with 56,876 of the 99,834 votes counted (57%). Khawja Muhammad Rafiq of Pakistan Democratic Party finished second, 44,646 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes

Malik Muhammad Akhtar

Pakistan Peoples Party

56,87657.0%

Khawja Muhammad Rafiq

Pakistan Democratic Party

12,23012.3%

Mian Salah Uddin

Convention Muslim League

12,05412.1%

Syed Mehmood Ahmad Rizvi

MJUP

9,2519.3%

Moulana Muhammad Obaid Ullah Anwar

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam

8,9979.0%

Muhammad Younis

Independent

4260.4%

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-58 in other elections

Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.

Common questions

Who won NW-58 Lahore in 1970?

Malik Muhammad Akhtar (PPP) won with 56,876 votes (57%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-58 in 1970?

44,646 votes. Malik Muhammad Akhtar received 56,876 votes and Khawja Muhammad Rafiq (PDP) received 12,230.

How many candidates contested NW-58 in 1970?

6 candidates, who received 99,834 votes between them.