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PS-59 Karachi

Sindh Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Karachi

Muhammad Hassan Haqqani (MJUP) won with 34,171 votes, beating Nabi Dad Khan (PPP) by 5,060.

About this result

Muhammad Hassan Haqqani of MJUP won PS-59 Karachi in the 1970 general election with 34,171 of the 72,737 votes counted (47%). Nabi Dad Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 5,060 votes behind. 20 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Muhammad Hassan Haqqani
MJUP
34,17147.0%
Nabi Dad Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
29,11140.0%
Khalil Ahmad Tirmizi
AL
3,0114.1%
Muhammad Ibrahim
Convention Muslim League
1,6652.3%
Zakir Khan
Independent
1,0071.4%
Malik Dad Khan
Independent
9951.4%
Said Jamil
National Awami Party (Wali)
7681.1%
Abdul Hai
Jamaat-e-Islami
4720.6%
Mansoon Khan
Independent
3640.5%
Bashir Ahmad
JUI-WP
2250.3%
Khurshid Alam Siddiqi
Council Muslim League
1850.3%
Muhammad Yousafi
Independent
1790.2%
Haji Suleman
Pakistan Democratic Party
1660.2%
Ghazi Inam Nabi Pardesi
Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum)
1420.2%
Qazi Hafiz Khalil ur Rahman
Independent
890.1%
Islamuddin
Independent
600.1%
Muhammad Khan
Independent
550.1%
Syed Shahanshah Hussain
Independent
320.0%
Abdur Raheem Qureshi
Independent
210.0%
Syed Israr Hussain
Independent
190.0%

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-59 Karachi in 1970?

Muhammad Hassan Haqqani (MJUP) won with 34,171 votes (47%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-59 in 1970?

5,060 votes. Muhammad Hassan Haqqani received 34,171 votes and Nabi Dad Khan (PPP) received 29,111.

How many candidates contested PS-59 in 1970?

20 candidates, who received 72,737 votes between them.