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PF-3 Peshawar

NWFP Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Peshawar

Arbad Sikandar Khan Khalil (NAP-W) won with 16,812 votes, beating Arbab Noor Muhammad (PML-Qayyum) by 2,900.

About this result

Arbad Sikandar Khan Khalil of National Awami Party (Wali) won PF-3 Peshawar in the 1970 general election with 16,812 of the 43,924 votes counted (38.3%). Arbab Noor Muhammad of Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) finished second, 2,900 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. It was the 6th-closest result among the 13 NWFP Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Arbad Sikandar Khan Khalil
National Awami Party (Wali)
16,81238.3%
Arbab Noor Muhammad
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
13,91231.7%
Muhammad Nasim
Pakistan Peoples Party
7,22416.4%
Abdus Salam
JUI-WP
5,83013.3%
Molana Nazar Gul
Jamaat-e-Islami
1460.3%

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-3 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PF-3 Peshawar in 1970?

Arbad Sikandar Khan Khalil (NAP-W) won with 16,812 votes (38.3%).

What was the margin of victory in PF-3 in 1970?

2,900 votes. Arbad Sikandar Khan Khalil received 16,812 votes and Arbab Noor Muhammad (PML-Qayyum) received 13,912.

How many candidates contested PF-3 in 1970?

5 candidates, who received 43,924 votes between them.