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PP-142 Muzaffargarh

Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Muzaffargarh

Mian Mustafa Zafar Qureshi (PML-C) won with 13,818 votes, beating Mahar Muhammad Ameer Abdullah Nasir (JI) by 1,368.

About this result

Mian Mustafa Zafar Qureshi of Council Muslim League won PP-142 Muzaffargarh in the 1970 general election with 13,818 of the 45,262 votes counted (30.5%). Mahar Muhammad Ameer Abdullah Nasir of Jamaat-e-Islami finished second, 1,368 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 6th-closest result among the 176 Punjab Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Mian Mustafa Zafar Qureshi
Council Muslim League
13,81830.5%
Mahar Muhammad Ameer Abdullah Nasir
Jamaat-e-Islami
12,45027.5%
Muhammad Asad Khan
MJUP
9,04620.0%
Sardar Nawazish Ali Khan
Pakistan Democratic Party
8,56518.9%
Zafar Hussain
Convention Muslim League
9692.1%
Muhammad Ramzan
JUI-WP
4140.9%

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-142 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-142 Muzaffargarh in 1970?

Mian Mustafa Zafar Qureshi (PML-C) won with 13,818 votes (30.5%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-142 in 1970?

1,368 votes. Mian Mustafa Zafar Qureshi received 13,818 votes and Mahar Muhammad Ameer Abdullah Nasir (JI) received 12,450.

How many candidates contested PP-142 in 1970?

6 candidates, who received 45,262 votes between them.