NW-80 Multan
National Assembly · 1970 general election
District: Multan
Nawab Sadiq Hussain Qureishi (PPP) won with 87,557 votes, beating Makhdoom Syed Alamdar Hussain Gillani (PML-Qayyum) by 61,071.
About this result
Nawab Sadiq Hussain Qureishi of Pakistan Peoples Party won NW-80 Multan in the 1970 general election with 87,557 of the 128,054 votes counted (68.4%). Makhdoom Syed Alamdar Hussain Gillani of Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) finished second, 61,071 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat. It was the 8th-largest winning margin among the 79 National Assembly seats in Punjab.
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-80 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Shahid Usman (PML-N)Gujranwala
- 2018 Chaudhary Mehmood Bashir Virk (PML-N)Gujranwala
- 2013 Mian Muhammad Farooq (PML-N)Faisalabad
- 2008 Asif Tauseef (PML-Q)Faisalabad
- 2002 Rana Asif Tauseef (PML-N)Faisalabad VI
- 1997 Chaudhary Mubasher Hussain (PML-N)Gujrat
- 1993 Nawabzada Ghazanfar Ali Gul (PPP)Gujrat
- 1990 Chaudhary Tajamul Hussain (IJI)Gujrat
- 1988 Chaudhary Tajamul Hussain (IJI)Gujrat
- 1985 Hamza (Non-party)Toba Tek Singh
- 1977 Chaudhary Bashir Ahmad (PPP)Faisalabad
Common questions
Who won NW-80 Multan in 1970?
Nawab Sadiq Hussain Qureishi (PPP) won with 87,557 votes (68.4%).
What was the margin of victory in NW-80 in 1970?
61,071 votes. Nawab Sadiq Hussain Qureishi received 87,557 votes and Makhdoom Syed Alamdar Hussain Gillani (PML-Qayyum) received 26,486.
How many candidates contested NW-80 in 1970?
4 candidates, who received 128,054 votes between them.