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NW-97 Sahiwal

National Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Sahiwal

Mian Muhammad Hassan Khan (PPP) won with 68,056 votes, beating Mian Muhammad Yaseen Khan Watto (PML-Conv) by 23,299.

About this result

Mian Muhammad Hassan Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party won NW-97 Sahiwal in the 1970 general election with 68,056 of the 169,574 votes counted (40.1%). Mian Muhammad Yaseen Khan Watto of Convention Muslim League finished second, 23,299 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Mian Muhammad Hassan Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
68,05640.1%
Mian Muhammad Yaseen Khan Watto
Convention Muslim League
44,75726.4%
Syed Shah Nawaz
Council Muslim League
41,87424.7%
Saeed Ur Rehman
Jamaat-e-Islami
14,8878.8%

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Common questions

Who won NW-97 Sahiwal in 1970?

Mian Muhammad Hassan Khan (PPP) won with 68,056 votes (40.1%).

What was the margin of victory in NW-97 in 1970?

23,299 votes. Mian Muhammad Hassan Khan received 68,056 votes and Mian Muhammad Yaseen Khan Watto (PML-Conv) received 44,757.

How many candidates contested NW-97 in 1970?

4 candidates, who received 169,574 votes between them.