PP-1 Rawalpindi
Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election
District: Rawalpindi
Javiad Hakeem Qureshi (PPP) won with 42,167 votes, beating Mahmood Ahmed Minto (PML-C) by 32,995.
About this result
Javiad Hakeem Qureshi of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-1 Rawalpindi in the 1970 general election with 42,167 of the 57,535 votes counted (73.3%). Mahmood Ahmed Minto of Council Muslim League finished second, 32,995 votes behind. 10 candidates contested the seat.
Only West Pakistan results are included. The Awami League won 160 of the 162 East Pakistan seats (now Bangladesh), which are not covered here.
PP-1 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Qazi Ahmad Akbar (Independent)Attock
- 2018 Syed Yawar Abbas Bukhari (PTI)Attock
- 2013 Imran Khan (PTI)Rawalpindi
- 2008 Raja Fiaz Sarwar (PML-N)Rawalpindi
- 2002 Raja Muhammad Shafqat Abbasi Advocate (PPP)Rawalpindi
- 1997 Sardar Muhammad Naseem Khan (PML-N)Rawalpindi
- 1993 Syed Zafar Ali Shah (PML-N)Rawalpindi
- 1990 Doctor Muhammad Afzal Eiaz (IJI)Rawalpindi
- 1988 Doctor Muhammad Afzal Eiaz (IJI)Rawalpindi
- 1985 Chaudhary Nawaz ul Haq Chuhan (Non-party)Rawalpindi
- 1977 Ali Asghar Kiani (PPP)Rawalpindi
Common questions
Who won PP-1 Rawalpindi in 1970?
Javiad Hakeem Qureshi (PPP) won with 42,167 votes (73.3%).
What was the margin of victory in PP-1 in 1970?
32,995 votes. Javiad Hakeem Qureshi received 42,167 votes and Mahmood Ahmed Minto (PML-C) received 9,172.
How many candidates contested PP-1 in 1970?
10 candidates, who received 57,535 votes between them.