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PS-49 Karachi

Sindh Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Karachi

Abdullah Baloch (PPP) won with 15,411 votes, beating Muhammad Aslam Khan Khatak (JI) by 11,333.

About this result

Abdullah Baloch of Pakistan Peoples Party won PS-49 Karachi in the 1970 general election with 15,411 of the 38,474 votes counted (40.1%). Muhammad Aslam Khan Khatak of Jamaat-e-Islami finished second, 11,333 votes behind. 24 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Abdullah Baloch
Pakistan Peoples Party
15,41140.1%
Muhammad Aslam Khan Khatak
Jamaat-e-Islami
4,07810.6%
Moulana Muhammad Asfandyar
JUI-WP
3,5829.3%
Wali Muhammad Chaudhary
AL
3,4499.0%
Abdul Qayuum
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
3,0898.0%
Anwar Baig
Independent
1,4973.9%
Hussain Mian Sheikh
Independent
1,3723.6%
Mehmood Mian
Convention Muslim League
1,0982.9%
Azad Bin Hyder
Council Muslim League
9412.4%
Shazada Khan
Independent
7702.0%
Habib Ahmed
Independent
5361.4%
Fazal Hadi
Independent
5321.4%
Habib Khan
Independent
5321.4%
Muhammad Gul
National Awami Party (Wali)
5101.3%
Mehdi
Independent
3540.9%
Mumtaz Hussain
Independent
3040.8%
Qari Aulad Hussain
NAP-B
1620.4%
Karimullah
Independent
810.2%
Malik Abdul Raheem Tareen
Independent
620.2%
Shafiq Qureshi
Independent
390.1%
Pir Muhammad
Independent
330.1%
Lal Bukhsh
Independent
190.0%
Sardar Musa Lashari
Independent
130.0%
Syed Saieh Shah
Independent
100.0%

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-49 Karachi in 1970?

Abdullah Baloch (PPP) won with 15,411 votes (40.1%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-49 in 1970?

11,333 votes. Abdullah Baloch received 15,411 votes and Muhammad Aslam Khan Khatak (JI) received 4,078.

How many candidates contested PS-49 in 1970?

24 candidates, who received 38,474 votes between them.