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PP-170 Bahawalnagar

Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Bahawalnagar

Hafiz Ali Asadullah (PPP) won with 22,180 votes, beating Saifullah Khan (PML-Conv) by 11,066.

About this result

Hafiz Ali Asadullah of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-170 Bahawalnagar in the 1970 general election with 22,180 of the 39,262 votes counted (56.5%). Saifullah Khan of Convention Muslim League finished second, 11,066 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Hafiz Ali Asadullah
Pakistan Peoples Party
22,18056.5%
Saifullah Khan
Convention Muslim League
11,11428.3%
Muhammad Din
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
5,16313.2%
Barkatullah Rahmani
Jamaat-e-Islami
4111.0%
Syed Muhammad Masood
MJUP
3941.0%

Only West Pakistan results are included. The Awami League won 160 of the 162 East Pakistan seats (now Bangladesh), which are not covered here.

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Common questions

Who won PP-170 Bahawalnagar in 1970?

Hafiz Ali Asadullah (PPP) won with 22,180 votes (56.5%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-170 in 1970?

11,066 votes. Hafiz Ali Asadullah received 22,180 votes and Saifullah Khan (PML-Conv) received 11,114.

How many candidates contested PP-170 in 1970?

5 candidates, who received 39,262 votes between them.