Which were the main parties in the elections of 1970?
Which were the main parties in the elections of 1970?
سن 1970 کے انتخابات میں کون سی اہم جماعتیں تھیں؟
Explanation
The first-ever general elections were held on 7th December 1970.
Yahya Khan issued a Legal Framework Order for the first general elections.
300 of the 313 seats in the National Assembly
of which 162 were in East Pakistan and 138 in West Pakistan.
A further thirteen seats were reserved for women (seven of which were in East Pakistan and six of which were in West Pakistan)
Leader | Sheikh Mujibur Rehman | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Party | AL | PPP |
Seats won | 167 | 86 |
Popular vote | 12, 937, 162 | 6, 148, 923 |
Percentage | 39.20% | 18.63% |