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1970 Pakistani general election in North-West Frontier Province
1970 Pakistani general election in North-West Frontier Province|
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| Turnout | 47.94 |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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PML (Qayyum)
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JUI-WP
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NAP-W
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| Leader
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Abdul Qayyum Khan
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Mufti Mahmud
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Abdul Wali Khan
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| Party
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PML (Qayyum)
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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
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NAP(W)
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| Leader since
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1970
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1968
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1967
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| Leader's seat
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NW-8 Hazara (won)
NW-11 Hazara-cum Mardan (won)(vacated)
NW-1 Peshawar-I (won)(vacated)
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NW-13 D.I Khan
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NW-3 Peshawar-III
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| Seats won
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7
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6
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3
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| Seat change
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 7
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6
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3
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| Popular vote
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3,25,924
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3,66,466
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2,66,282
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| Percentage
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22.83
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25.67%
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18.65%
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| Swing
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22.83
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25.67
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18.65
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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PPP
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JI
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| Leader
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
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not declared
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| Party
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PPP
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JI
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| Leader since
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30 November 1967
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-
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| Leader's seat
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NW-13 D.I Khan (lost)
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-
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| Seats won
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1
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1
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| Seat change
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1
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1
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| Popular vote
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2,05,599
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1,03,958
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| Percentage
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14.40%
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7.28%
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| Swing
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14.40
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7.28
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General Elections were held in North-West Frontier Province on Monday 7 December 1970 to elect 19 Members of 5th National Assembly of Pakistan. Out of 19 National Assembly seats 18 were General seats and 1 was reserved for woman.
Pakistan Muslim League Qayyum emerged as the largest party in North-West Frontier Province by winning 7 seats. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (West Pakistan) became 2nd largest party by winning 6 seats. Pakistan People's Party and Jamat-e-Islami won 1 seats each. Pakistan Muslim League Qayyum won 1 Reserved seat for Woman.[1][2]
Result
Vote Share of different parties in the election.
Other Parties (5.74%)
Seat Share of different parties in the election.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| General | Woman | Total |
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| Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) | 325,924 | 22.83 | 7 | 1 | 8 | | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam | 366,466 | 25.67 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | National Awami Party (Wali) | 266,282 | 18.65 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | Pakistan Peoples Party | 205,599 | 14.40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan | 103,958 | 7.28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Other parties | 84,990 | 5.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Independents | 74,217 | 5.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 1,427,436 | 100.00 | 18 | 1 | 19 | | | Valid votes | 1,427,436 | 97.38 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 38,380 | 2.62 | |
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| Total votes | 1,465,816 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 3,057,546 | 47.94 | |
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| Source: Election Pakistani[3] |
By constituency
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Assembly Constituency
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Winner
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Runner-up
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Margin
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Turnout
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| Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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| No.
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%
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No.
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%
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No.
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%
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%
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| 1
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NW-1 Peshawar-I
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Abdul Qayyum Khan
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PML (Qayyum)
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27,215
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29.45
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Hayat Khan Sherpao
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PPP
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23,981
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25.95
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3,234
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3.50
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62.15
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| 2
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NW-2 Peshawar-II
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Ghulam Hayat Khan
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NAP-Wali
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34,402
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39.49
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Mian M Jan
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JUI-WP
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22,529
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25.86
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11,873
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13.63
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56.48
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| 3
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NW-3 Peshawar-III
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Abdul Wali Khan
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NAP-Wali
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35,220
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46.51
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Abdul Barjan
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JUI-WP
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22,871
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30.20
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12,349
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16.31
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57.57
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| 4
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NW-4 Peshawar-IV
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Molana Abdul Haq
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JUI-WP
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29,856
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35.54
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M Ajmal Khattak
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NAP-Wali
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27,109
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32.27
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2,747
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3.27
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62.86
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| 5
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NW-5 Hazara-I
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Molana Abdul Hakeem
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JUI-WP
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12,915
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44.67
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Ayub Khan
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IND
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8,553
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29.58
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4,362
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15.09
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29.61
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| 6
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NW-6 Hazara-II
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Molana ghulam Ghous Hazarvi
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JUI-WP
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27,188
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37.69
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Hanif Khan
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PML (Qayyum)
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19,595
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27.17
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7,593
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10.52
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38.79
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| 7
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NW-7 Hazara-III
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Inayat Ur Rehman Khan
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PML (Qayyum)
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39,746
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44.55
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Ali Bahadur
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IND
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25,372
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28.44
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14,374
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16.11
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44.69
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| 8
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NW-8 Hazara-IV
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Abdul Qayyum Khan
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PML (Qayyum)
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38,305
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45.01
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Sardar Bahadar Khan
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PML(C)
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22,335
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26.25
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15,970
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18.76
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42.31
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| 9
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NW-9 Mardan-I
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Abdul Khaliq Khan
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PPP
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26,653
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26.81
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Meher Dil Khan
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NAP-Wali
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21,033
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21.16
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5,620
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5.65
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63.93
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| 10
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NW-10 Mardan-II
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Amirzada Khan
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NAP-Wali
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34,032
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39.79
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Moulvi Hamdullah Khan
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JUI-WP
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17,119
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20.01
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16,913
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19.78
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71.72
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| 11
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NW-11 Mardan-cum-Hazara
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Abdul Qayyum Khan
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PML (Qayyum)
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26,415
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31.86
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Abdul Aziz Khan
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NAP-Wali
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19,815
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23.90
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6,600
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7.96
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51.78
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| 12
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NW-12 Kohat
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Molvi Naimatullah
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JUI-WP
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35,817
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40.25
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Muhammad Yousaf Khattak
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PML(C)
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15,014
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16.87
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20,803
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23.38
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35.94
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| 13
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NW-13 Dera Ismail Khan
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Mufti Mahmud
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JUI-WP
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45,978
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44.48
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
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PPP
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33,267
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32.19
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12,711
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12.29
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53.62
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| 14
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NW-14 Bannu
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Moulana Sadar us Shahid
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JUI-WP
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60,511
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57.41
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Malik Hamidullah Khan
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PML (Qayyum)
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14,896
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14.13
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45,209
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43.28
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65.90
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| 15
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NW-15 Chitral-cum-Swat
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Ataliq Jafar Ali Shah
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PML (Qayyum)
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6,418
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18.44
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M Nadir Khan
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JUI-WP
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5,835
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16.77
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583
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1.67
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36.55
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| 16
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NW-16 Swat-I
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Rahim Shah
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PML (Qayyum)
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18,761
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22.87
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Sher M Khan
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PPP
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18,481
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22.53
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280
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0.34
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39.49
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| 17
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NW-17 Swat-II
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Mian Gul Aurangzeb
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PML (Qayyum)
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35,538
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34.27
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Syed Badshah Gul
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NAP-Wali
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23,276
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22.45
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12,262
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11.82
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41.00
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| 18
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NW-18 Dir
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Sahabzada Saifullah
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JI
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14,187
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21.80
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Jahanzeb Khan
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IND
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14,036
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21.57
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151
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0.23
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30.39
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