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PP-171 Bahawalnagar

Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Bahawalnagar

Malik Sardar Muhammad Iqbal Khan (PML-Qayyum) won with 28,350 votes, beating Nazar Muhammad (PML-Conv) by 3,860.

About this result

Malik Sardar Muhammad Iqbal Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) won PP-171 Bahawalnagar in the 1970 general election with 28,350 of the 53,476 votes counted (53%). Nazar Muhammad of Convention Muslim League finished second, 3,860 votes behind. 3 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Malik Sardar Muhammad Iqbal Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
28,35053.0%
Nazar Muhammad
Convention Muslim League
24,49045.8%
Ahmed Khan
Jamaat-e-Islami
6361.2%

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-171 Bahawalnagar in 1970?

Malik Sardar Muhammad Iqbal Khan (PML-Qayyum) won with 28,350 votes (53%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-171 in 1970?

3,860 votes. Malik Sardar Muhammad Iqbal Khan received 28,350 votes and Nazar Muhammad (PML-Conv) received 24,490.

How many candidates contested PP-171 in 1970?

3 candidates, who received 53,476 votes between them.