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PF-8 Peshawar

NWFP Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Peshawar

Wali Muhammad Khan (NAP-W) won with 16,510 votes, beating Syed Inayat Ali Shah (PML-Qayyum) by 7,387.

About this result

Wali Muhammad Khan of National Awami Party (Wali) won PF-8 Peshawar in the 1970 general election with 16,510 of the 42,330 votes counted (39%). Syed Inayat Ali Shah of Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) finished second, 7,387 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 2nd-largest winning margin among the 13 NWFP Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Wali Muhammad Khan
National Awami Party (Wali)
16,51039.0%
Syed Inayat Ali Shah
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
9,12321.6%
Sawar Shah
Pakistan Peoples Party
8,62220.4%
Ubaid Khan
JUI-WP
4,27310.1%
Ikram Uddin
Council Muslim League
2,1395.1%
Sultan Zarin Khan
Jamaat-e-Islami
1,6633.9%

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-8 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PF-8 Peshawar in 1970?

Wali Muhammad Khan (NAP-W) won with 16,510 votes (39%).

What was the margin of victory in PF-8 in 1970?

7,387 votes. Wali Muhammad Khan received 16,510 votes and Syed Inayat Ali Shah (PML-Qayyum) received 9,123.

How many candidates contested PF-8 in 1970?

6 candidates, who received 42,330 votes between them.