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PP-52 Lyallpur

Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Faisalabad

Dr. Malik Haleem Raza (PPP) won with 49,619 votes, beating Brigadier (R) Rasheed Ahmad Khan (MJUP) by 49,453.

About this result

Dr. Malik Haleem Raza of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-52 Lyallpur in the 1970 general election with 49,619 of the 50,159 votes counted (98.9%). Brigadier (R) Rasheed Ahmad Khan of MJUP finished second, 49,453 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. It was the largest winning margin among the 176 Punjab Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Dr. Malik Haleem Raza
Pakistan Peoples Party
49,61998.9%
Brigadier (R) Rasheed Ahmad Khan
MJUP
1660.3%
Ghulam Hussain
Pakistan Democratic Party
1140.2%
Shakeel Ahmed Khan
Council Muslim League
920.2%
Tufail Ahmad
Jamaat-e-Islami
860.2%
Arsene Gill
JGDM
620.1%
Gul Nawaz Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
200.0%

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

PP-52 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-52 Lyallpur in 1970?

Dr. Malik Haleem Raza (PPP) won with 49,619 votes (98.9%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-52 in 1970?

49,453 votes. Dr. Malik Haleem Raza received 49,619 votes and Brigadier (R) Rasheed Ahmad Khan (MJUP) received 166.

How many candidates contested PP-52 in 1970?

7 candidates, who received 50,159 votes between them.