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PP-54 Lyallpur

Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Faisalabad

Tahir Ahmad Shah (PPP) won with 32,313 votes, beating Haji Nazir Ahmed (PDP) by 14,751.

About this result

Tahir Ahmad Shah of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-54 Lyallpur in the 1970 general election with 32,313 of the 50,586 votes counted (63.9%). Haji Nazir Ahmed of Pakistan Democratic Party finished second, 14,751 votes behind. 10 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Tahir Ahmad Shah
Pakistan Peoples Party
32,31363.9%
Haji Nazir Ahmed
Pakistan Democratic Party
17,56234.7%
Abdul Raheem
JUI-WP
2030.4%
Ahmad Raza Khan
Independent
1860.4%
Mehmood Ahmad
NAP-B
920.2%
Munir Ahmad
Independent
760.2%
Mahmood Ahmed
MJUP
740.1%
Abdul Hameed Khan
Jamaat-e-Islami
490.1%
Chaudhary Muhammad Abdullah
Independent
290.1%
Tajuddin Sheikh
Independent
20.0%

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-54 Lyallpur in 1970?

Tahir Ahmad Shah (PPP) won with 32,313 votes (63.9%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-54 in 1970?

14,751 votes. Tahir Ahmad Shah received 32,313 votes and Haji Nazir Ahmed (PDP) received 17,562.

How many candidates contested PP-54 in 1970?

10 candidates, who received 50,586 votes between them.