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PF-79 Malakand Protected Area

NWFP Assembly · 1985 general election

District: Malakand

Muhammad Khan (Non-party) won with 11,414 votes, beating Abdul Khaliq Khan (Non-party) by 7,232.

About this result

Muhammad Khan won PF-79 Malakand Protected Area in the 1985 general election with 11,414 of the 23,674 votes counted (48.2%). Abdul Khaliq Khan finished second, 7,232 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. It was the 8th-largest winning margin among the 80 NWFP Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Muhammad Khan
Non-party candidate
11,41448.2%
Abdul Khaliq Khan
Non-party candidate
4,18217.7%
Muhammad Nawab Khan
Non-party candidate
2,78511.8%
Mehtab Shirin
Non-party candidate
2,39210.1%
Tawas Khan
Non-party candidate
1,6817.1%
Haroon ur Rasheed
Non-party candidate
9013.8%
Ajab Khan
Non-party candidate
3191.3%

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

PF-79 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PF-79 Malakand Protected Area in 1985?

Muhammad Khan won with 11,414 votes (48.2%).

What was the margin of victory in PF-79 in 1985?

7,232 votes. Muhammad Khan received 11,414 votes and Abdul Khaliq Khan received 4,182.

How many candidates contested PF-79 in 1985?

7 candidates, who received 23,674 votes between them.