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PP-118 Multan

Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Multan

Syed Nazim Hussain Shah (PPP) won with 29,016 votes, beating Mian Mukhtar Ahmed (PML-Qayyum) by 19,766.

About this result

Syed Nazim Hussain Shah of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-118 Multan in the 1970 general election with 29,016 of the 43,125 votes counted (67.3%). Mian Mukhtar Ahmed of Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) finished second, 19,766 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Syed Nazim Hussain Shah
Pakistan Peoples Party
29,01667.3%
Mian Mukhtar Ahmed
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
9,25021.4%
Syed Ali Hussain Gardezi
Council Muslim League
4,39910.2%
Mouj Muhammad Khan Kausar
JUI-WP
2630.6%
Sheikh Abdul Malik
Jamaat-e-Islami
1970.5%

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Common questions

Who won PP-118 Multan in 1970?

Syed Nazim Hussain Shah (PPP) won with 29,016 votes (67.3%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-118 in 1970?

19,766 votes. Syed Nazim Hussain Shah received 29,016 votes and Mian Mukhtar Ahmed (PML-Qayyum) received 9,250.

How many candidates contested PP-118 in 1970?

5 candidates, who received 43,125 votes between them.