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PP-17 Jhelum

Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Jhelum

Raja Munawar Ahmad (PPP) won with 14,532 votes, beating Chaudhary Fazal ur Rahman (PML-Conv) by 10,370.

About this result

Raja Munawar Ahmad of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-17 Jhelum in the 1970 general election with 14,532 of the 26,536 votes counted (54.8%). Chaudhary Fazal ur Rahman of Convention Muslim League finished second, 10,370 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes

Raja Munawar Ahmad

Pakistan Peoples Party

14,53254.8%

Chaudhary Fazal ur Rahman

Convention Muslim League

4,16215.7%

Raja Muhammad Ajaib

PNL

3,25412.3%

Rang Elahi

Pakistan Democratic Party

2,2318.4%

Muhammad Ayub Khan

Jamaat-e-Islami

1,4785.6%

Muhammad Haneef

Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)

5742.2%

Iftikhar Ali

Council Muslim League

3051.1%

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-17 in other elections

Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.

Common questions

Who won PP-17 Jhelum in 1970?

Raja Munawar Ahmad (PPP) won with 14,532 votes (54.8%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-17 in 1970?

10,370 votes. Raja Munawar Ahmad received 14,532 votes and Chaudhary Fazal ur Rahman (PML-Conv) received 4,162.

How many candidates contested PP-17 in 1970?

7 candidates, who received 26,536 votes between them.