NW-61 Lahore
National Assembly · 1970 general election
District: Lahore
Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad (PPP) won with 68,721 votes, beating Mian Tufail Muhammad (JI) by 32,733.
About this result
Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad of Pakistan Peoples Party won NW-61 Lahore in the 1970 general election with 68,721 of the 125,375 votes counted (54.8%). Mian Tufail Muhammad of Jamaat-e-Islami finished second, 32,733 votes behind. 7 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-61 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Chaudhary Farrukh Altaf (PML-N)Jhelum
- 2018 Aamer Mehmood Kiani (PTI)Rawalpindi
- 2013 Sardar Mumtaz Khan (PML-N)Chakwal
- 2008 Sardar Mumtaz Khan (PML-N)Chakwal
- 2002 Muhammad Faiz Malik (Independent)Chakwal II
- 1997 Mian Muhammad Farooq (PML-N)Faisalabad
- 1993 Chaudhary Muhammad Ilyas Ahmad (PPP)Faisalabad
- 1990 Chaudhary Muhammad Nazeer Ahmad (IJI)Faisalabad
- 1988 Chaudhary Muhammad Nazeer Ahmad (IJI)Faisalabad
- 1985 Doctor Sher Afgan Khan Niazi (Non-party)Mianwali Bhakkar
- 1977 Ameer Abdullah Khan Rokhri (PPP)Mianwali
Common questions
Who won NW-61 Lahore in 1970?
Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad (PPP) won with 68,721 votes (54.8%).
What was the margin of victory in NW-61 in 1970?
32,733 votes. Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad received 68,721 votes and Mian Tufail Muhammad (JI) received 35,988.
How many candidates contested NW-61 in 1970?
7 candidates, who received 125,375 votes between them.