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PF-78 Dir

NWFP Assembly · 1990 general election

District: Dir

Zakirullah Khan (IJI) won with 6,408 votes, beating Bakhat Baidar (PDA) by 426.

About this result

Zakirullah Khan of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad won PF-78 Dir in the 1990 general election with 6,408 of the 19,368 votes counted (33.1%). Bakhat Baidar of Pakistan Democratic Alliance finished second, 426 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 10th-closest result among the 80 NWFP Assembly seats. In 1988, PF-78 Dir was won by Muzaffar Khan (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Zakirullah Khan
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
6,40833.1%
Bakhat Baidar
Pakistan Democratic Alliance
5,98230.9%
Zahir Shah
Awami National Party
3,19116.5%
Muhammad Hasham Khan
Independent
2,58613.4%
Bashir Ahmad
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
9875.1%
Muzaffar Khan
Independent
2141.1%

PF-78 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PF-78 Dir in 1990?

Zakirullah Khan (IJI) won with 6,408 votes (33.1%).

What was the margin of victory in PF-78 in 1990?

426 votes. Zakirullah Khan received 6,408 votes and Bakhat Baidar (PDA) received 5,982.

How many candidates contested PF-78 in 1990?

6 candidates, who received 19,368 votes between them.

Who won PF-78 Dir in 1988?

Muzaffar Khan (PPP) with 6,501 votes.