PP-166 Bahawalpur
Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election
District: Bahawalpur
Allama Rahamtullah Arshad (Independent) won with 44,702 votes, beating Faqir Muhammad (PPP) by 37,926.
About this result
Allama Rahamtullah Arshad, an independent candidate, won PP-166 Bahawalpur in the 1970 general election with 44,702 of the 51,478 votes counted (86.8%). Faqir Muhammad of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 37,926 votes behind. Two candidates contested the seat. It was the 7th-largest winning margin 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-166 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
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- 2018 Ramzan Siddique (PML-N)Lahore
- 2013 Faizan Khalid Virk (PML-N)Sheikhupura
- 2008 Munawar Hussain Munj (PML-Q)Sheikhupura
- 2002 Afzal Sultan Doger (PML-N)Sheikhupura
- 1997 Malik Mazhar Abbas Ran (PML-N)Multan
- 1993 Makhdoom Mureed Hussain (PPP)Multan
- 1990 Makhdoomzada Shah Mahmood Hussain Qurashi (IJI)Multan
- 1988 Makhdoomzada Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi (IJI)Multan
- 1985 Haji Malik Ghulam Qasim Khan (Non-party)Multan
- 1977 Nawab Sadiq Hussain Qureshi (PPP)Multan
Common questions
Who won PP-166 Bahawalpur in 1970?
Allama Rahamtullah Arshad (Independent) won with 44,702 votes (86.8%).
What was the margin of victory in PP-166 in 1970?
37,926 votes. Allama Rahamtullah Arshad received 44,702 votes and Faqir Muhammad (PPP) received 6,776.
How many candidates contested PP-166 in 1970?
2 candidates, who received 51,478 votes between them.