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PP-138 Dera Ghazi Khan

Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Dera Ghazi Khan

Nawab Sardar Muhammad Khan Leghari (Independent) won with 23,051 votes, beating Muhammad Farooq Khan (Independent) by 9,021.

About this result

Nawab Sardar Muhammad Khan Leghari, an independent candidate, won PP-138 Dera Ghazi Khan in the 1970 general election with 23,051 of the 45,022 votes counted (51.2%). Muhammad Farooq Khan, an independent candidate, finished second, 9,021 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Nawab Sardar Muhammad Khan Leghari
Independent
23,05151.2%
Muhammad Farooq Khan
Independent
14,03031.2%
Muhammad Ramzan Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
4,83010.7%
Hameeduallah Khan
Jamaat-e-Islami
1,8284.1%
Aman Ullah Khan
Independent
8351.9%
Zafarullah
JUI-WP
3180.7%
Sardar Atta Muhammad Khan Lagahri
Independent
1300.3%

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-138 Dera Ghazi Khan in 1970?

Nawab Sardar Muhammad Khan Leghari (Independent) won with 23,051 votes (51.2%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-138 in 1970?

9,021 votes. Nawab Sardar Muhammad Khan Leghari received 23,051 votes and Muhammad Farooq Khan (Independent) received 14,030.

How many candidates contested PP-138 in 1970?

7 candidates, who received 45,022 votes between them.