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PF-18 Mardan

NWFP Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Mardan

Abdul Samad Khan (PPP) won with 16,433 votes, beating Dr. Ameer Muhammad Khan (NAP-W) by 2,156.

About this result

Abdul Samad Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party won PF-18 Mardan in the 1970 general election with 16,433 of the 48,055 votes counted (34.2%). Dr. Ameer Muhammad Khan of National Awami Party (Wali) finished second, 2,156 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 3rd-closest result among the 13 NWFP Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Abdul Samad Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
16,43334.2%
Dr. Ameer Muhammad Khan
National Awami Party (Wali)
14,27729.7%
Abdus Sattar
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
10,62222.1%
Mir Mubarak Shah
JUI-WP
5,46311.4%
Sairab Hayat Khan
Council Muslim League
1,1812.5%
Syed Manzoor Hussain
Jamaat-e-Islami
790.2%

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

PF-18 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PF-18 Mardan in 1970?

Abdul Samad Khan (PPP) won with 16,433 votes (34.2%).

What was the margin of victory in PF-18 in 1970?

2,156 votes. Abdul Samad Khan received 16,433 votes and Dr. Ameer Muhammad Khan (NAP-W) received 14,277.

How many candidates contested PF-18 in 1970?

6 candidates, who received 48,055 votes between them.