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PP-150 Sahiwal

Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Sahiwal

Khan Muhammad Arshad Khan Advocate (PPP) won with 37,431 votes, beating Bashir Ahmad (PML-Conv) by 28,153.

About this result

Khan Muhammad Arshad Khan Advocate of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-150 Sahiwal in the 1970 general election with 37,431 of the 57,281 votes counted (65.3%). Bashir Ahmad of Convention Muslim League finished second, 28,153 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Khan Muhammad Arshad Khan Advocate
Pakistan Peoples Party
37,43165.3%
Bashir Ahmad
Convention Muslim League
9,27816.2%
Rana Abdul Aziz
Council Muslim League
8,75115.3%
Khadim Hussain
Independent
1,5312.7%
Atta Miran
Independent
2900.5%

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-150 Sahiwal in 1970?

Khan Muhammad Arshad Khan Advocate (PPP) won with 37,431 votes (65.3%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-150 in 1970?

28,153 votes. Khan Muhammad Arshad Khan Advocate received 37,431 votes and Bashir Ahmad (PML-Conv) received 9,278.

How many candidates contested PP-150 in 1970?

5 candidates, who received 57,281 votes between them.