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PS-88 Karachi

Sindh Assembly · 1985 general election

District: Karachi

Ghulam Hussain (Non-party) won with 8,426 votes, beating Jamshaid Ahmad Khan (Non-party) by 187.

About this result

Ghulam Hussain won PS-88 Karachi in the 1985 general election with 8,426 of the 31,946 votes counted (26.4%). Jamshaid Ahmad Khan finished second, 187 votes behind. 12 candidates contested the seat. It was the 5th-closest result among the 94 Sindh Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Ghulam Hussain
Non-party candidate
8,42626.4%
Jamshaid Ahmad Khan
Non-party candidate
8,23925.8%
Hafeezullah Qureshi
Non-party candidate
4,45313.9%
Fareed Ali Shah
Non-party candidate
3,87012.1%
Muhammad Yousaf Khan Baloch
Non-party candidate
2,8368.9%
Akbar Ali
Non-party candidate
2,4767.8%
Molvi Khair Muhammad Nadvi
Non-party candidate
6091.9%
Muhammad Azeem
Non-party candidate
5411.7%
Hidayatullah Shah
Non-party candidate
2490.8%
Haji Abdul Rashid
Non-party candidate
1430.4%
Qari Hayat Muhammad
Non-party candidate
550.2%
Nisar Ahmad Khan
Non-party candidate
490.2%

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

PS-88 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PS-88 Karachi in 1985?

Ghulam Hussain won with 8,426 votes (26.4%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-88 in 1985?

187 votes. Ghulam Hussain received 8,426 votes and Jamshaid Ahmad Khan received 8,239.

How many candidates contested PS-88 in 1985?

12 candidates, who received 31,946 votes between them.