PP-8 Rawalpindi
Punjab Assembly · 1970 general election
District: Rawalpindi
Khaliq Hussain Mirza (PPP) won with 18,725 votes, beating Malik Muhammad Yaqoob (PML-C) by 3,695.
About this result
Khaliq Hussain Mirza of Pakistan Peoples Party won PP-8 Rawalpindi in the 1970 general election with 18,725 of the 38,998 votes counted (48%). Malik Muhammad Yaqoob of Council Muslim League finished second, 3,695 votes behind. 5 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-8 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Chaudhry Javed Kausar (Independent)Rawalpindi
- 2018 Javid Kausar (PTI)Rawalpindi
- 2013 Malik Taimoor Masood (PTI)Rawalpindi
- 2008 Mrs.Umar Farooq (PML-N)Rawalpindi
- 2002 Ghulam Sarwar Khan (Independent)Rawalpindi
- 1997 Raja Ishfaq Sarwar (PML-N)Rawalpindi
- 1993 Raja Ashfaq Sarwar (PML-N)Rawalpindi
- 1990 Raja Ashfaq Sarwar Khan (IJI)Rawalpindi
- 1988 Raja Ashfaq Sarwar Khan (Independent)Rawalpindi
- 1985 Lt. Colonel (R) Naseer Ahmad (Non-party)Rawalpindi
- 1977 Muhammad Hanif Khan Abbasi (PPP)Rawalpindi
Common questions
Who won PP-8 Rawalpindi in 1970?
Khaliq Hussain Mirza (PPP) won with 18,725 votes (48%).
What was the margin of victory in PP-8 in 1970?
3,695 votes. Khaliq Hussain Mirza received 18,725 votes and Malik Muhammad Yaqoob (PML-C) received 15,030.
How many candidates contested PP-8 in 1970?
5 candidates, who received 38,998 votes between them.