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PP-136 Dera Ghazi Khan

Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Dera Ghazi Khan

Sardar Atta Muhammad Khan Khosa (JI) won with 18,131 votes, beating Bashir Uddin Salar (PPP) by 8,278.

About this result

Sardar Atta Muhammad Khan Khosa of Jamaat-e-Islami won PP-136 Dera Ghazi Khan in the 1970 general election with 18,131 of the 35,139 votes counted (51.6%). Bashir Uddin Salar of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 8,278 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Sardar Atta Muhammad Khan Khosa
Jamaat-e-Islami
18,13151.6%
Bashir Uddin Salar
Pakistan Peoples Party
9,85328.0%
Fazal Ali Lund
MJUP
5,26215.0%
Doctor Pir Bukhsh
Pakistan Democratic Party
9552.7%
Abdul Latif Shaikh
PNL
9382.7%

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Common questions

Who won PP-136 Dera Ghazi Khan in 1970?

Sardar Atta Muhammad Khan Khosa (JI) won with 18,131 votes (51.6%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-136 in 1970?

8,278 votes. Sardar Atta Muhammad Khan Khosa received 18,131 votes and Bashir Uddin Salar (PPP) received 9,853.

How many candidates contested PP-136 in 1970?

5 candidates, who received 35,139 votes between them.