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PP-6 Rawalpindi

Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election

Abdul Qayoom Butt (PPP) won with 23,101 votes, beating Raja Zafar Ullah Haq Zamindar (PML-C) by 6,662.

About this result

Abdul Qayoom Butt of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-6 Rawalpindi in the 1970 general election with 23,101 of the 50,923 votes counted (45.4%). Raja Zafar Ullah Haq Zamindar of Council Muslim League finished second, 6,662 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes

Abdul Qayoom Butt

Pakistan Peoples Party

23,10145.4%

Raja Zafar Ullah Haq Zamindar

Council Muslim League

16,43932.3%

Colonel (R) Raja Zahoor Akhtar

Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)

8,41216.5%

Chaudhary Mahboob Ali

Jamaat-e-Islami

1,3372.6%

Major (R) Muhammad Sadiq

Independent

6821.3%

Lieutenant Colonel (R) Ghulam Mustafa Khan

Independent

4640.9%

Captain (R) Muhammad Anwar Khan

Convention Muslim League

2900.6%

Noor Muhammad

JUI-WP

1980.4%

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-6 in other elections

Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.

Common questions

Who won PP-6 Rawalpindi in 1970?

Abdul Qayoom Butt (PPP) won with 23,101 votes (45.4%).

What was the margin of victory in PP-6 in 1970?

6,662 votes. Abdul Qayoom Butt received 23,101 votes and Raja Zafar Ullah Haq Zamindar (PML-C) received 16,439.

How many candidates contested PP-6 in 1970?

8 candidates, who received 50,923 votes between them.