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NA-159 Nawabshah

National Assembly · 1988 general election

District: Shaheed Benazirabad

Haji Rehmatullah Behan (PPP) won with 46,143 votes, beating Ghulam Mustafa Khan Jatoi (IJI) by 15,033.

About this result

Haji Rehmatullah Behan of Pakistan Peoples Party won NA-159 Nawabshah in the 1988 general election with 46,143 of the 79,271 votes counted (58.2%). Ghulam Mustafa Khan Jatoi of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad finished second, 15,033 votes behind. 9 candidates contested the seat. It was the 7th-closest result among the 39 National Assembly seats in Sindh.

CandidateVotes
Haji Rehmatullah Behan
Pakistan Peoples Party
46,14358.2%
Ghulam Mustafa Khan Jatoi
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
31,11039.2%
Muhammad Younis Behan
Independent
1,0741.4%
Ghulam Mustafa Jamali
Independent
4400.6%
Khan Muhammad Khan Behan
Independent
1540.2%
Haji Khan Behan
Independent
1070.1%
Abdullah Jessar
Independent
970.1%
Zafar Ali Shah
Independent
940.1%
Ghulam Mujtaba Khan
Independent
520.1%

NA-159 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-159 Nawabshah in 1988?

Haji Rehmatullah Behan (PPP) won with 46,143 votes (58.2%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-159 in 1988?

15,033 votes. Haji Rehmatullah Behan received 46,143 votes and Ghulam Mustafa Khan Jatoi (IJI) received 31,110.

How many candidates contested NA-159 in 1988?

9 candidates, who received 79,271 votes between them.