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NA-70 Jhang

National Assembly · 1990 general election

District: Jhang

Sahibzada Muhammad Nazir Sultan (PDA) won with 58,892 votes, beating Mehar Akhtar Abbas Bharwana (IJI) by 182.

About this result

Sahibzada Muhammad Nazir Sultan of Pakistan Democratic Alliance won NA-70 Jhang in the 1990 general election with 58,892 of the 118,731 votes counted (49.6%). Mehar Akhtar Abbas Bharwana of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad finished second, 182 votes behind. 3 candidates contested the seat. It was the closest result among the 113 National Assembly seats in Punjab. In 1988, NA-70 Jhang was won by Sahibzada Muhamamd Nazir Sultan (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Sahibzada Muhammad Nazir Sultan
Pakistan Democratic Alliance
58,89249.6%
Mehar Akhtar Abbas Bharwana
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
58,71049.4%
Safdar Ali Khan
Independent
1,1291.0%

NA-70 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-70 Jhang in 1990?

Sahibzada Muhammad Nazir Sultan (PDA) won with 58,892 votes (49.6%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-70 in 1990?

182 votes. Sahibzada Muhammad Nazir Sultan received 58,892 votes and Mehar Akhtar Abbas Bharwana (IJI) received 58,710.

How many candidates contested NA-70 in 1990?

3 candidates, who received 118,731 votes between them.

Who won NA-70 Jhang in 1988?

Sahibzada Muhamamd Nazir Sultan (PPP) with 61,550 votes.