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NA-157 Jacobabad

National Assembly · 1985 general election

District: Jacobabad

Raheem Bukhsh Soomro (Non-party) won with 61,687 votes, beating Mir Darya Khan (Non-party) by 30,653.

About this result

Raheem Bukhsh Soomro won NA-157 Jacobabad in the 1985 general election with 61,687 of the 93,908 votes counted (65.7%). Mir Darya Khan finished second, 30,653 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat. It was the 8th-largest winning margin among the 42 National Assembly seats in Sindh.

CandidateVotes
Raheem Bukhsh Soomro
Non-party candidate
61,68765.7%
Mir Darya Khan
Non-party candidate
31,03433.0%
Mir Bandeh Ali Khan
Non-party candidate
8150.9%
Fazal Haq Khan
Non-party candidate
3720.4%

This election was held on a non-party basis: all candidates stood as individuals.

NA-157 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-157 Jacobabad in 1985?

Raheem Bukhsh Soomro won with 61,687 votes (65.7%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-157 in 1985?

30,653 votes. Raheem Bukhsh Soomro received 61,687 votes and Mir Darya Khan received 31,034.

How many candidates contested NA-157 in 1985?

4 candidates, who received 93,908 votes between them.