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PS-40 Sanghar

Sindh Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Sanghar

Jam Sadiq Ali (Independent) won with 29,394 votes, beating Haji Ghulam Shah (PML-C) by 3,241.

About this result

Jam Sadiq Ali, an independent candidate, won PS-40 Sanghar in the 1970 general election with 29,394 of the 60,466 votes counted (48.6%). Haji Ghulam Shah of Council Muslim League finished second, 3,241 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. It was the 9th-closest result among the 56 Sindh Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Jam Sadiq Ali
Independent
29,39448.6%
Haji Ghulam Shah
Council Muslim League
26,15343.3%
Kunwar Naseer Ali Khan
Independent
3,8686.4%
Salman
Independent
6851.1%
Abdul Sattar
Jamaat-e-Islami
1690.3%
Hafiz Abdul Ghafoor Jafri
JUI-WP
1500.2%
Muhammad Siddiq
Pakistan Democratic Party
470.1%

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

PS-40 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PS-40 Sanghar in 1970?

Jam Sadiq Ali (Independent) won with 29,394 votes (48.6%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-40 in 1970?

3,241 votes. Jam Sadiq Ali received 29,394 votes and Haji Ghulam Shah (PML-C) received 26,153.

How many candidates contested PS-40 in 1970?

7 candidates, who received 60,466 votes between them.