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PP-143 Muzaffargarh

Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Muzaffargarh

Syed Mehtab Ahmad Shah (MJUP) won with 33,095 votes, beating Manzoor Hussain Shah (PPP) by 9,963.

About this result

Syed Mehtab Ahmad Shah of MJUP won PP-143 Muzaffargarh in the 1970 general election with 33,095 of the 61,301 votes counted (54%). Manzoor Hussain Shah of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 9,963 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Syed Mehtab Ahmad Shah
MJUP
33,09554.0%
Manzoor Hussain Shah
Pakistan Peoples Party
23,13237.7%
Faiz Elahi Shah
Pakistan Democratic Party
4,3387.1%
Ghulam Muhammad
JUI-WP
4280.7%
Muhammad Bashir
Jamaat-e-Islami
1980.3%
Muhammad Jamil
Independent
1100.2%

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Common questions

Who won PP-143 Muzaffargarh in 1970?

Syed Mehtab Ahmad Shah (MJUP) won with 33,095 votes (54%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-143 in 1970?

9,963 votes. Syed Mehtab Ahmad Shah received 33,095 votes and Manzoor Hussain Shah (PPP) received 23,132.

How many candidates contested PP-143 in 1970?

6 candidates, who received 61,301 votes between them.