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PP-155 Sahiwal

Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Sahiwal

Khan Muhammad Yar Khan Lashari (PPP) won with 26,600 votes, beating Syed Noor Hassan Shah (Independent) by 12,764.

About this result

Khan Muhammad Yar Khan Lashari of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-155 Sahiwal in the 1970 general election with 26,600 of the 54,757 votes counted (48.6%). Syed Noor Hassan Shah, an independent candidate, finished second, 12,764 votes behind. 9 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Khan Muhammad Yar Khan Lashari
Pakistan Peoples Party
26,60048.6%
Syed Noor Hassan Shah
Independent
13,83625.3%
Waheeduddin Chaudhary
Independent
5,3569.8%
Muhammad Siddique
Independent
5,0979.3%
Akhtar Ali Khan
Independent
2,4434.5%
Karamat Ali
Independent
5110.9%
Ahmed Din
Independent
4760.9%
Hassan Ali Khan
Council Muslim League
2700.5%
Muhammad Abbas Shah
Jamaat-e-Islami
1680.3%

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-155 Sahiwal in 1970?

Khan Muhammad Yar Khan Lashari (PPP) won with 26,600 votes (48.6%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-155 in 1970?

12,764 votes. Khan Muhammad Yar Khan Lashari received 26,600 votes and Syed Noor Hassan Shah (Independent) received 13,836.

How many candidates contested PP-155 in 1970?

9 candidates, who received 54,757 votes between them.