PP-78 Lahore
Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election
District: Lahore
Mirza Tahir Baig (PPP) won with 29,249 votes, beating Mian Muhammad Usman (JI) by 22,710.
About this result
Mirza Tahir Baig of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-78 Lahore in the 1970 general election with 29,249 of the 45,165 votes counted (64.8%). Mian Muhammad Usman of Jamaat-e-Islami finished second, 22,710 votes behind. 15 candidates contested the seat.
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-78 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Rana Munawwar Husain (PML-N)Sargodha
- 2018 Ansar Majeed Khan Niazi (PTI)Sargodha
- 2013 Rashida Yaqoob (PML-N)Jhang
- 2008 Khalid Mehmood Sargana (PML-Q)Jhang
- 2002 Zahoor Ahmad Sajid Janjua (NA)Jhang
- 1997 Chaudhary Shaukat Hayat Cheema (PML-N)Gujranwala
- 1993 Hamid Nasir Chattha (PML-J)Gujranwala
- 1990 Chaudhary Hamid Nasir Chatha (IJI)Gujranwala
- 1988 Saif Ali Chattha (PPP)Gujranwala
- 1985 Chaudhary Manzoor Ahmad (Non-party)Faisalabad
- 1977 Rana Muhammad Aslam Khan Adv (PPP)Lyallpur
Common questions
Who won PP-78 Lahore in 1970?
Mirza Tahir Baig (PPP) won with 29,249 votes (64.8%).
What was the margin of victory in PP-78 in 1970?
22,710 votes. Mirza Tahir Baig received 29,249 votes and Mian Muhammad Usman (JI) received 6,539.
How many candidates contested PP-78 in 1970?
15 candidates, who received 45,165 votes between them.