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PF-7 Peshawar

NWFP Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Peshawar

Haji Taj Muhammad Khan (NAP-W) won with 11,239 votes, beating Taj Muhammad Khan (JUI-WP) by 2,302.

About this result

Haji Taj Muhammad Khan of National Awami Party (Wali) won PF-7 Peshawar in the 1970 general election with 11,239 of the 39,015 votes counted (28.8%). Taj Muhammad Khan of JUI-WP finished second, 2,302 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. It was the 5th-closest result among the 13 NWFP Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Haji Taj Muhammad Khan
National Awami Party (Wali)
11,23928.8%
Taj Muhammad Khan
JUI-WP
8,93722.9%
Haider Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
8,60522.1%
Zar Ali Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
6,56416.8%
Mian Jamal Shah
Independent
3,6709.4%

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-7 Peshawar in 1970?

Haji Taj Muhammad Khan (NAP-W) won with 11,239 votes (28.8%).

What was the margin of victory in PF-7 in 1970?

2,302 votes. Haji Taj Muhammad Khan received 11,239 votes and Taj Muhammad Khan (JUI-WP) received 8,937.

How many candidates contested PF-7 in 1970?

5 candidates, who received 39,015 votes between them.