PS-5 Sukkur
Sindh Assembly · 1970 general election
District: Sukkur
Haji Ali Anwar Khan Mahar (PML-Qayyum) won with 29,821 votes, beating Shamas Uddin Shah (PPP) by 5,085.
About this result
Haji Ali Anwar Khan Mahar of Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) won PS-5 Sukkur in the 1970 general election with 29,821 of the 68,987 votes counted (43.2%). Shamas Uddin Shah of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 5,085 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat.
Only West Pakistan results are included. The Awami League won 160 of the 162 East Pakistan seats (now Bangladesh), which are not covered here.
PS-5 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Sardar Ghulam Abid (PPP)Kashmore
- 2018 Sardar Ghulam Abid (PPP)Kashmore
- 2013 Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar (PPP)Ghotki
- 2008 Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar (PPP)Ghotki
- 2002 Jam Mahtab Hussain (PPP)Ghotki
- 1997 Syed Nasir Hussain Shah (PPP)Sukkur
- 1993 Taj Muhammad Shaikh (PPP)Sukkur
- 1990 Taj Muhammad Shaikh (PDA)Sukkur
- 1988 Taj Muhammad Sheikh (PPP)Sukkur
- 1985 Syed Khadim Ali Shah (Non-party)Sukkur
- 1977 Dr. Akbar Hussain Shah Musavi (PPP)Sukkur
Common questions
Who won PS-5 Sukkur in 1970?
Haji Ali Anwar Khan Mahar (PML-Qayyum) won with 29,821 votes (43.2%).
What was the margin of victory in PS-5 in 1970?
5,085 votes. Haji Ali Anwar Khan Mahar received 29,821 votes and Shamas Uddin Shah (PPP) received 24,736.
How many candidates contested PS-5 in 1970?
7 candidates, who received 68,987 votes between them.