1973 Pakistani presidential election

1973 Pakistani presidential election
10 August 1973
191 members of the Electoral College
96 votes needed to win
 
Candidate Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry Khan Amirzadah Khan
Party PPP NAP(W)
Electoral vote 139 45
Percentage 75.54% 24.46%
President before election

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
PPP

Elected President

Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
PPP

An indirect presidential election was held in Pakistan from 10 August 1973 to select the fifth president of Pakistan and the first president under the new 1973 constitution. Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, candidate for the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), won 139 votes in parliament, defeating Khan Amirzadah Khan, candidate for the National Awami Party (NAP), who won only 45 votes.

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