1970-12-10
By Reuters
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Hail Assembly Election as a Victory for Autonomy
KARACHI, Pakistan, Dec. 9 (Reuters) — The Awami League, led by Sheik Mujibur Rahman, today won three more seats in Pakistan's first general elections — attaining a majority in the new National Assembly.
The sheik hailed the victory as a clear verdict for his party's policy of full regional autonomy for East Pakistan, where the league is based.
The Pakistani radio said that the Awami League now had 151 seats in the 300‐member Assembly, which has the task of drawing up a constitution within 120 days of its first meeting.
The other big winner in the elections Monday was the West Pakistan‐based leftist People's party, headed by the former Foreign Minister, Zulfikar All Bhutto. It won 81 seats.
In 289 results announced so far, no other party had won any major victories. The Quayyum Moslem League appeared to be the largest of the minor parties, with nine seats.