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PP-56 Lyallpur

Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Faisalabad

Ghulam Qadir (PPP) won with 29,129 votes, beating Ghulam Haider (JI) by 25,983.

About this result

Ghulam Qadir of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-56 Lyallpur in the 1970 general election with 29,129 of the 33,368 votes counted (87.3%). Ghulam Haider of Jamaat-e-Islami finished second, 25,983 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Ghulam Qadir
Pakistan Peoples Party
29,12987.3%
Ghulam Haider
Jamaat-e-Islami
3,1469.4%
Sultan Ali
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
4811.4%
Ghulam Ali
MJUP
2460.7%
Muhammad Siddique
Convention Muslim League
2200.7%
Abdul Sattar
Pakistan Democratic Party
780.2%
Barkhat Baidar
Council Muslim League
680.2%

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

PP-56 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PP-56 Lyallpur in 1970?

Ghulam Qadir (PPP) won with 29,129 votes (87.3%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-56 in 1970?

25,983 votes. Ghulam Qadir received 29,129 votes and Ghulam Haider (JI) received 3,146.

How many candidates contested PP-56 in 1970?

7 candidates, who received 33,368 votes between them.