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PP-163 Bahawalpur

Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Bahawalpur

Syed Tabish Alwari (Independent) won with 25,680 votes, beating Musa Saeed (PPP) by 16,229.

About this result

Syed Tabish Alwari, an independent candidate, won PP-163 Bahawalpur in the 1970 general election with 25,680 of the 46,817 votes counted (54.9%). Musa Saeed of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 16,229 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Syed Tabish Alwari
Independent
25,68054.9%
Musa Saeed
Pakistan Peoples Party
9,45120.2%
Seth Obaid ur Rehman
JUI-WP
7,25015.5%
Doctor Syed Khurshid Ali
Jamaat-e-Islami
2,9826.4%
Syed Masood Hassan Shah
MJUP
1,4543.1%

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Common questions

Who won PP-163 Bahawalpur in 1970?

Syed Tabish Alwari (Independent) won with 25,680 votes (54.9%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-163 in 1970?

16,229 votes. Syed Tabish Alwari received 25,680 votes and Musa Saeed (PPP) received 9,451.

How many candidates contested PP-163 in 1970?

5 candidates, who received 46,817 votes between them.