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PF-7 Peshawar

NWFP Assembly · 1985 general election

District: Peshawar

Arbab Muhammad Zahir (Non-party) won with 10,947 votes, beating Ghulam Haider (Non-party) by 5,638.

About this result

Arbab Muhammad Zahir won PF-7 Peshawar in the 1985 general election with 10,947 of the 22,612 votes counted (48.4%). Ghulam Haider finished second, 5,638 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat. It was the 10th-largest winning margin among the 80 NWFP Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Arbab Muhammad Zahir
Non-party candidate
10,94748.4%
Ghulam Haider
Non-party candidate
5,30923.5%
Malik Shamas Uddin
Non-party candidate
3,82516.9%
Haji Miskeen Khan
Non-party candidate
2,53111.2%

This election was held on a non-party basis: all candidates stood as individuals.

PF-7 in other elections

Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.

Common questions

Who won PF-7 Peshawar in 1985?

Arbab Muhammad Zahir won with 10,947 votes (48.4%).

What was the margin of victory in PF-7 in 1985?

5,638 votes. Arbab Muhammad Zahir received 10,947 votes and Ghulam Haider received 5,309.

How many candidates contested PF-7 in 1985?

4 candidates, who received 22,612 votes between them.