PP-164 Bahawalpur
Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election
District: Bahawalpur
Ch. Shabbir Hussain Cheema (PPP) won with 23,111 votes, beating Barkat Ullah (Independent) by 1,588.
About this result
Ch. Shabbir Hussain Cheema of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-164 Bahawalpur in the 1970 general election with 23,111 of the 48,755 votes counted (47.4%). Barkat Ullah, an independent candidate, finished second, 1,588 votes behind. 11 candidates contested the seat. It was the 8th-closest result among the 176 Punjab Assembly seats.
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-164 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
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- 2018 Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (PML-N)Lahore
- 2013 Pir Muhammad Ashraf Rasool (PML-N)Sheikhupura
- 2008 Peer Muhammad Ashraf Rasool (PML-N)Sheikhupura
- 2002 Ali Abbas (PML-Q)Sheikhupura
- 1997 Mian Tariq Abdullah (PML-N)Multan
- 1993 Syed Nazim Hussain Shah (PPP)Multan
- 1990 Makhdoom Syed Muhammad Ahsan Shah (IJI)Multan
- 1988 Syed Nazim Hussain Shah (PPP)Multan
- 1985 Makhdoomzada Shah Mahmood Hussain Shah Qureshi (Non-party)Multan
- 1977 Syed Muhammad Razi Shah (PPP)Multan
Common questions
Who won PP-164 Bahawalpur in 1970?
Ch. Shabbir Hussain Cheema (PPP) won with 23,111 votes (47.4%).
What was the margin of victory in PP-164 in 1970?
1,588 votes. Ch. Shabbir Hussain Cheema received 23,111 votes and Barkat Ullah (Independent) received 21,523.
How many candidates contested PP-164 in 1970?
11 candidates, who received 48,755 votes between them.