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NW-78 Sialkot

National Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Sialkot

Chaudhary Sultan Ahmad Cheema (PPP) won with 82,609 votes, beating Muhammad Saeed (MJUP) by 59,942.

About this result

Chaudhary Sultan Ahmad Cheema of Pakistan Peoples Party won NW-78 Sialkot in the 1970 general election with 82,609 of the 162,851 votes counted (50.7%). Muhammad Saeed of MJUP finished second, 59,942 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Chaudhary Sultan Ahmad Cheema
Pakistan Peoples Party
82,60950.7%
Muhammad Saeed
MJUP
22,66713.9%
Doctor Sultan Ahmad Cheema
Convention Muslim League
18,08611.1%
Abdul Ghani
Independent
15,7699.7%
Muhammad Said
Jamaat-e-Islami
12,3217.6%
Nazir Ahmad Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
11,3997.0%

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Common questions

Who won NW-78 Sialkot in 1970?

Chaudhary Sultan Ahmad Cheema (PPP) won with 82,609 votes (50.7%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-78 in 1970?

59,942 votes. Chaudhary Sultan Ahmad Cheema received 82,609 votes and Muhammad Saeed (MJUP) received 22,667.

How many candidates contested NW-78 in 1970?

6 candidates, who received 162,851 votes between them.