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NW-8 Hazara

National Assembly · 1970 general election

Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan (PML-Qayyum) won with 38,305 votes, beating Sardar Bahadur Khan (PML-C) by 15,970.

About this result

Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) won NW-8 Hazara in the 1970 general election with 38,305 of the 82,347 votes counted (46.5%). Sardar Bahadur Khan of Council Muslim League finished second, 15,970 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 4th-largest winning margin among the 17 National Assembly seats in NWFP.

CandidateVotes
Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
38,30546.5%
Sardar Bahadur Khan
Council Muslim League
22,33527.1%
Sardar Muhammad Alsam
Pakistan Peoples Party
12,34215.0%
Sardar Asad Ul Haq
Jamaat-e-Islami
4,8415.9%
Qazi Muhammad Nawaz Khan
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
2,6723.2%
Sardar Anayat Ur Rehman
Independent
1,8522.2%

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-8 Hazara in 1970?

Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan (PML-Qayyum) won with 38,305 votes (46.5%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-8 in 1970?

15,970 votes. Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan received 38,305 votes and Sardar Bahadur Khan (PML-C) received 22,335.

How many candidates contested NW-8 in 1970?

6 candidates, who received 82,347 votes between them.