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PP-105 Sialkot

Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Sialkot

Muhammad Akbar Minhas Advocate (PPP) won with 23,560 votes, beating Khawaja Muhammad Safdar (PML-C) by 522.

About this result

Muhammad Akbar Minhas Advocate of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-105 Sialkot in the 1970 general election with 23,560 of the 47,794 votes counted (49.3%). Khawaja Muhammad Safdar of Council Muslim League finished second, 522 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. It was the 5th-closest result among the 176 Punjab Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Muhammad Akbar Minhas Advocate
Pakistan Peoples Party
23,56049.3%
Khawaja Muhammad Safdar
Council Muslim League
23,03848.2%
Muhammad Younis
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
8211.7%
Mirza Muhammad Amin
JUI-WP
2500.5%
Abdul Hameed Khan
Jamaat-e-Islami
1250.3%

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

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Common questions

Who won PP-105 Sialkot in 1970?

Muhammad Akbar Minhas Advocate (PPP) won with 23,560 votes (49.3%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-105 in 1970?

522 votes. Muhammad Akbar Minhas Advocate received 23,560 votes and Khawaja Muhammad Safdar (PML-C) received 23,038.

How many candidates contested PP-105 in 1970?

5 candidates, who received 47,794 votes between them.