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PF-21 Mardan

NWFP Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Mardan

Major General (R) Mian Muhammad Ghulam Jilani (NAP-W) won with 16,346 votes, beating Haji Saifoor Khan (PML-Qayyum) by 7,132.

About this result

Major General (R) Mian Muhammad Ghulam Jilani of National Awami Party (Wali) won PF-21 Mardan in the 1970 general election with 16,346 of the 38,779 votes counted (42.2%). Haji Saifoor Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) finished second, 7,132 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 3rd-largest winning margin among the 13 NWFP Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Major General (R) Mian Muhammad Ghulam Jilani
National Awami Party (Wali)
16,34642.2%
Haji Saifoor Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
9,21423.8%
Haroon Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
7,24618.7%
Jan Bahadur Khan
JUI-WP
5,45014.1%
Said Imran
Independent
4751.2%
Sher Khan
Jamaat-e-Islami
480.1%

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

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Common questions

Who won PF-21 Mardan in 1970?

Major General (R) Mian Muhammad Ghulam Jilani (NAP-W) won with 16,346 votes (42.2%).

What was the margin of victory in PF-21 in 1970?

7,132 votes. Major General (R) Mian Muhammad Ghulam Jilani received 16,346 votes and Haji Saifoor Khan (PML-Qayyum) received 9,214.

How many candidates contested PF-21 in 1970?

6 candidates, who received 38,779 votes between them.