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NA-185 Karachi West

National Assembly · 1988 general election

District: Karachi West

Syed Salim ul Haq (Independent) won with 82,310 votes, beating Muhammad Afaque Khan (PPP) by 63,765.

About this result

Syed Salim ul Haq, an independent candidate, won NA-185 Karachi West in the 1988 general election with 82,310 of the 121,713 votes counted (67.6%). Muhammad Afaque Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 63,765 votes behind. 10 candidates contested the seat. It was the 5th-largest winning margin among the 39 National Assembly seats in Sindh.

CandidateVotes
Syed Salim ul Haq
Independent
82,31067.6%
Muhammad Afaque Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
18,54515.2%
Haji Ghulam Hussain
Awami National Party
9,3667.7%
Azad Bin Hyder
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
8,9517.4%
Abdul Razi Khan
Independent
8420.7%
Naeemul Haq
PAI
8250.7%
Saleh Muhammad
PMAI
3990.3%
Syed Aleem Din Ahmad
Independent
2530.2%
Abdul Manan Shamse
Independent
1340.1%
Sh. Muahmamd Zaheer uddin Babar
Independent
880.1%

NA-185 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-185 Karachi West in 1988?

Syed Salim ul Haq (Independent) won with 82,310 votes (67.6%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-185 in 1988?

63,765 votes. Syed Salim ul Haq received 82,310 votes and Muhammad Afaque Khan (PPP) received 18,545.

How many candidates contested NA-185 in 1988?

10 candidates, who received 121,713 votes between them.