PP-117 Multan
Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election
District: Multan
Makhdoom Syed Faiz Mustafa Gillani (PML-Qayyum) won with 20,291 votes, beating Sheikh Muhammad Akbar (PPP) by 105.
About this result
Makhdoom Syed Faiz Mustafa Gillani of Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) won PP-117 Multan in the 1970 general election with 20,291 of the 41,855 votes counted (48.5%). Sheikh Muhammad Akbar of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 105 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat. It was the closest result among the 176 Punjab Assembly seats.
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-117 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Rana Abdul Razzaq Khan (Independent)Faisalabad
- 2018 Mehar Hamid Rashid (PML-N)Faisalabad
- 2013 Syed Tariq Yaqoob (PML-N)Mandi Bahauddin
- 2008 Asif Bashir Bhaghat (PPP)Mandi Bahauddin
- 2002 Ch. Riaz Asghar (PML-Q)M.B.Din
- 1997 Ubaidullah Shaikh (PML-N)Lahore
- 1993 Ubaidullah Shaikh (PML-N)Lahore
- 1990 Irshad Hussain Saithi (IJI)Lahore
- 1988 Doctor Ziaullah Khan Bangash (PPP)Lahore
- 1985 Sardar Hassan Akhtar Mokal (Non-party)Kasur
- 1977 Chaudhary Muhammad Saeed Sindhu Adv (PPP)Kasur
Common questions
Who won PP-117 Multan in 1970?
Makhdoom Syed Faiz Mustafa Gillani (PML-Qayyum) won with 20,291 votes (48.5%).
What was the margin of victory in PP-117 in 1970?
105 votes. Makhdoom Syed Faiz Mustafa Gillani received 20,291 votes and Sheikh Muhammad Akbar (PPP) received 20,186.
How many candidates contested PP-117 in 1970?
8 candidates, who received 41,855 votes between them.