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PS-26 Hyderabad

Sindh Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Hyderabad

Muneer Ahmad Arain (MJU-P) won with 18,026 votes, beating Abdul Latif (PPP) by 5,800.

About this result

Muneer Ahmad Arain of MJU-P won PS-26 Hyderabad in the 1970 general election with 18,026 of the 46,306 votes counted (38.9%). Abdul Latif of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 5,800 votes behind. 12 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Muneer Ahmad Arain
MJU-P
18,02638.9%
Abdul Latif
Pakistan Peoples Party
12,22626.4%
Umar Qureshi
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
6,87314.8%
Khalid Bin Jaffer
Independent
2,8166.1%
Abdul Aziz
Independent
2,2334.8%
Shamimula Hassan Wasti
Independent
1,3172.8%
Samandar Khan
Independent
1,1262.4%
Ashgar Ali Khan
Council Muslim League
1,0822.3%
Younas Qureshi
SKMPPMM
3800.8%
Muhammad Alimuddin
Jamaat-e-Islami
1420.3%
Nooruddin Shaikh
Pakistan Democratic Party
700.2%
Abdul Jabbar
Independent
150.0%

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 PS-26 Hyderabad in 1970?

Muneer Ahmad Arain (MJU-P) won with 18,026 votes (38.9%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-26 in 1970?

5,800 votes. Muneer Ahmad Arain received 18,026 votes and Abdul Latif (PPP) received 12,226.

How many candidates contested PS-26 in 1970?

12 candidates, who received 46,306 votes between them.