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PS-8 Sukkur

Sindh Assembly · 1970 general election

District: Sukkur

Mufti Muhammad Hussain Qadri (MJUP) won with 20,635 votes, beating Agha Badruddin Durani (PML-C) by 7,245.

About this result

Mufti Muhammad Hussain Qadri of MJUP won PS-8 Sukkur in the 1970 general election with 20,635 of the 51,296 votes counted (40.2%). Agha Badruddin Durani of Council Muslim League finished second, 7,245 votes behind. 13 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Mufti Muhammad Hussain Qadri
MJUP
20,63540.2%
Agha Badruddin Durani
Council Muslim League
13,39026.1%
Abdul Haleem
Pakistan Peoples Party
8,13915.9%
Ghous Bukhsh Khan
Independent
8,08115.8%
Shariful Islam
JUI-WP
4350.8%
Qazi Ghulam Dastgir
Independent
3450.7%
Muhammad Anwar
Jamaat-e-Islami
610.1%
Syed Adul Rauf
Independent
610.1%
Hafiz Wahidullah Khan
JUI-NI
410.1%
Haji Soomro Khan
Independent
350.1%
Muhammad Yahaya Khan
Independent
290.1%
Yasat Ali Khan Abdali
SKMPPMM
260.1%
Maqbool Ahmad
Independent
180.0%

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Common questions

Who won PS-8 Sukkur in 1970?

Mufti Muhammad Hussain Qadri (MJUP) won with 20,635 votes (40.2%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-8 in 1970?

7,245 votes. Mufti Muhammad Hussain Qadri received 20,635 votes and Agha Badruddin Durani (PML-C) received 13,390.

How many candidates contested PS-8 in 1970?

13 candidates, who received 51,296 votes between them.