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PP-32 Sargodha

Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Sargodha

Haji Makhdoom Muhammad Bukhsh (Independent) won with 24,402 votes, beating Faiz Ahmad Chaudhary (PPP) by 4,029.

About this result

Haji Makhdoom Muhammad Bukhsh, an independent candidate, won PP-32 Sargodha in the 1970 general election with 24,402 of the 56,536 votes counted (43.2%). Faiz Ahmad Chaudhary of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 4,029 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Haji Makhdoom Muhammad Bukhsh
Independent
24,40243.2%
Faiz Ahmad Chaudhary
Pakistan Peoples Party
20,37336.0%
Ghulam Ali
Council Muslim League
11,36520.1%
Muhammad Ahmad Khan
Jamaat-e-Islami
3960.7%

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-32 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-32 Sargodha in 1970?

Haji Makhdoom Muhammad Bukhsh (Independent) won with 24,402 votes (43.2%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-32 in 1970?

4,029 votes. Haji Makhdoom Muhammad Bukhsh received 24,402 votes and Faiz Ahmad Chaudhary (PPP) received 20,373.

How many candidates contested PP-32 in 1970?

4 candidates, who received 56,536 votes between them.