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PS-5 Sukkur

Sindh Assembly · 1988 general election

District: Sukkur

Taj Muhammad Sheikh (PPP) won with 22,988 votes, beating Syed Nasir Hussain Shah (IJI) by 17,870.

About this result

Taj Muhammad Sheikh of Pakistan Peoples Party won PS-5 Sukkur in the 1988 general election with 22,988 of the 40,396 votes counted (56.9%). Syed Nasir Hussain Shah of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad finished second, 17,870 votes behind. 14 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Taj Muhammad Sheikh
Pakistan Peoples Party
22,98856.9%
Syed Nasir Hussain Shah
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
5,11812.7%
Khadim Ali Shah
Independent
5,04712.5%
Ferozuddin
Independent
3,5668.8%
Tariq Aziz
Independent
2,7366.8%
Ghulam Qadir Jatoi
Independent
2640.7%
Mian Ghulam Murtaza
Independent
2470.6%
Niaz Hussain
Independent
1570.4%
Syed Ahsan Ali
Independent
920.2%
Riazuddin
Independent
540.1%
Syed Piral Shah alias Pir Ali Shah
Independent
390.1%
Iqbal Ahmad Khan
Independent
350.1%
Feroz Khan
Independent
320.1%
Mian Ghulam Qadir
Independent
210.1%

PS-5 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PS-5 Sukkur in 1988?

Taj Muhammad Sheikh (PPP) won with 22,988 votes (56.9%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-5 in 1988?

17,870 votes. Taj Muhammad Sheikh received 22,988 votes and Syed Nasir Hussain Shah (IJI) received 5,118.

How many candidates contested PS-5 in 1988?

14 candidates, who received 40,396 votes between them.