PP-168 Bahawalnagar
Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election
District: Bahawalnagar
Rao Maratab Ali Khan (Independent) won with 48,920 votes, beating Aziz ur Rahman (PML-C) by 44,218.
About this result
Rao Maratab Ali Khan, an independent candidate, won PP-168 Bahawalnagar in the 1970 general election with 48,920 of the 53,622 votes counted (91.2%). Aziz ur Rahman of Council Muslim League finished second, 44,218 votes behind. Two candidates contested the seat. It was the 2nd-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-168 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Faisal Ayub (PML-N)Lahore
- 2018 Khawaja Saad Rafique (PML-N)Lahore
- 2013 Ali Salman (Independent)Sheikhupura Nankana
- 2008 Rana Tanveer Ahmad Nasir (PML-N)Sheikhupura Nankana
- 2002 Abid Hussain Chatha (PML-Q)Sheikhupura
- 1997 Nawab Liaqat Ali (PML-N)Multan
- 1993 Rana Sohail Ahmad Noon (PPP)Multan
- 1990 Nawab Liaqat Ali Khan (IJI)Multan
- 1988 Syed Javed Ali Shah (PPP)Multan
- 1985 Malik Salahuddin Dogar (Non-party)Multan
- 1977 Malik Mukhtar Ahmad Awan Adv (PPP)Multan
Common questions
Who won PP-168 Bahawalnagar in 1970?
Rao Maratab Ali Khan (Independent) won with 48,920 votes (91.2%).
What was the margin of victory in PP-168 in 1970?
44,218 votes. Rao Maratab Ali Khan received 48,920 votes and Aziz ur Rahman (PML-C) received 4,702.
How many candidates contested PP-168 in 1970?
2 candidates, who received 53,622 votes between them.