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PS-57 Karachi

Sindh Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Karachi

Zahoor ul Hassan Bhopali (MJUP) won with 8,762 votes, beating Muhammad Jamil Ahmad (PML-C) by 4,632.

About this result

Zahoor ul Hassan Bhopali of MJUP won PS-57 Karachi in the 1970 general election with 8,762 of the 19,059 votes counted (46%). Muhammad Jamil Ahmad of Council Muslim League finished second, 4,632 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Zahoor ul Hassan Bhopali
MJUP
8,76246.0%
Muhammad Jamil Ahmad
Council Muslim League
4,13021.7%
Zia Abbas
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
3,75919.7%
Abdul Ghafoor
Pakistan Democratic Party
2,12111.1%
Shahzad Muhammad
Jamaat-e-Islami
2871.5%

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Common questions

Who won PS-57 Karachi in 1970?

Zahoor ul Hassan Bhopali (MJUP) won with 8,762 votes (46%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-57 in 1970?

4,632 votes. Zahoor ul Hassan Bhopali received 8,762 votes and Muhammad Jamil Ahmad (PML-C) received 4,130.

How many candidates contested PS-57 in 1970?

5 candidates, who received 19,059 votes between them.