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NW-70 Gujranwala

National Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Gujranwala

Mian Manzoor e Hassan (PPP) won with 86,160 votes, beating Abdul Aziz Zulfiqar (PML-C) by 60,450.

About this result

Mian Manzoor e Hassan of Pakistan Peoples Party won NW-70 Gujranwala in the 1970 general election with 86,160 of the 157,746 votes counted (54.6%). Abdul Aziz Zulfiqar of Council Muslim League finished second, 60,450 votes behind. 9 candidates contested the seat. It was the 9th-largest winning margin among the 79 National Assembly seats in Punjab.

CandidateVotes
Mian Manzoor e Hassan
Pakistan Peoples Party
86,16054.6%
Abdul Aziz Zulfiqar
Council Muslim League
25,71016.3%
Muhammad Sadiq
MJUP
17,54111.1%
Muhammad Aslam
Jamaat-e-Islami
8,6935.5%
Abdul Wahid
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
7,3304.6%
Muhammad Abdullah
MJAH
6,5244.1%
Haji Muhammad Ibrahim
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
4,5692.9%
Muhammad Sharif
Independent
6260.4%
Bashir Ahmad
Pakistan Democratic Party
5930.4%

Only West Pakistan results are included. The Awami League won 160 of the 162 East Pakistan seats (now Bangladesh), which are not covered here.

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Common questions

Who won NW-70 Gujranwala in 1970?

Mian Manzoor e Hassan (PPP) won with 86,160 votes (54.6%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-70 in 1970?

60,450 votes. Mian Manzoor e Hassan received 86,160 votes and Abdul Aziz Zulfiqar (PML-C) received 25,710.

How many candidates contested NW-70 in 1970?

9 candidates, who received 157,746 votes between them.