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PF-1 Swat

NWFP Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Swat

Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao (PPP) won with 23,986 votes, beating Abdul Qayoom Khan (PML-Qayyum) by 1,082.

About this result

Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao of Pakistan Peoples Party won PF-1 Swat in the 1970 general election with 23,986 of the 50,060 votes counted (47.9%). Abdul Qayoom Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) finished second, 1,082 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. It was the 2nd-closest result among the 13 NWFP Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao
Pakistan Peoples Party
23,98647.9%
Abdul Qayoom Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
22,90445.8%
Dr. Abdur Rehman
JUI-WP
2,7145.4%
Muhammad Ayoob Syed
National Awami Party (Wali)
1340.3%
Pir Zada Abdur Rauf
Jamaat-e-Islami
1320.3%
Qudrat Ullah
Council Muslim League
1250.2%
Tila Muhammad
Independent
650.1%

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

PF-1 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PF-1 Swat in 1970?

Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao (PPP) won with 23,986 votes (47.9%).

What was the margin of victory in PF-1 in 1970?

1,082 votes. Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao received 23,986 votes and Abdul Qayoom Khan (PML-Qayyum) received 22,904.

How many candidates contested PF-1 in 1970?

7 candidates, who received 50,060 votes between them.