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PS-42 Hyderabad

Sindh Assembly · 1985 general election

District: Hyderabad

Abdul Qayoom (Non-party) won with 5,411 votes, beating Syed Shakir Ali Jaffary (Non-party) by 649.

About this result

Abdul Qayoom won PS-42 Hyderabad in the 1985 general election with 5,411 of the 33,841 votes counted (16%). Syed Shakir Ali Jaffary finished second, 649 votes behind. 17 candidates contested the seat. It was the 10th-closest result among the 94 Sindh Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Abdul Qayoom
Non-party candidate
5,41116.0%
Syed Shakir Ali Jaffary
Non-party candidate
4,76214.1%
Qazi Zamiruddin
Non-party candidate
4,08612.1%
Nazar Muhammad Shaikh
Non-party candidate
3,84011.3%
Haji Rafiq Ahmad Darbari
Non-party candidate
3,80511.2%
Doctor Ayaz Ahmad Arian
Non-party candidate
3,60110.6%
Haji Nawab Ali
Non-party candidate
2,0616.1%
Muhammad Alimuddin Khan Niazi
Non-party candidate
1,7885.3%
Haji Anwaruddin
Non-party candidate
1,1263.3%
Muhammad Yamin Shaikh
Non-party candidate
9892.9%
Hanif Chauhan
Non-party candidate
8172.4%
Muhammad Nasi-ur-Rahman Siddiqi
Non-party candidate
6351.9%
Abdul Wahab Khan
Non-party candidate
2920.9%
Kanwar Zia-ur-Rehman Haider
Non-party candidate
2720.8%
Movli Abdul Haq
Non-party candidate
1490.4%
Mirza Raees Baig
Non-party candidate
1210.4%
Asad Ali Hashmi
Non-party candidate
860.3%

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

PS-42 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PS-42 Hyderabad in 1985?

Abdul Qayoom won with 5,411 votes (16%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-42 in 1985?

649 votes. Abdul Qayoom received 5,411 votes and Syed Shakir Ali Jaffary received 4,762.

How many candidates contested PS-42 in 1985?

17 candidates, who received 33,841 votes between them.