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PS-56 Tharparkar

Sindh Assembly · 1988 general election

District: Tharparkar

Pir Noor Muhammad Shah Jillani (PPP) won with 17,871 votes, beating Arbab Maqbool Ahmad (Independent) by 724.

About this result

Pir Noor Muhammad Shah Jillani of Pakistan Peoples Party won PS-56 Tharparkar in the 1988 general election with 17,871 of the 35,688 votes counted (50.1%). Arbab Maqbool Ahmad, an independent candidate, finished second, 724 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat. It was the closest result among the 99 Sindh Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Pir Noor Muhammad Shah Jillani
Pakistan Peoples Party
17,87150.1%
Arbab Maqbool Ahmad
Independent
17,14748.0%
Haji Ghulam Muhammad
Independent
2110.6%
Murad Ali
Independent
1580.4%
Abdul Rehman
Independent
1260.4%
Syed Ali Shah
Independent
770.2%
Muhammad Jadam
Independent
620.2%
Ghulam Qadir
Independent
360.1%

PS-56 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PS-56 Tharparkar in 1988?

Pir Noor Muhammad Shah Jillani (PPP) won with 17,871 votes (50.1%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-56 in 1988?

724 votes. Pir Noor Muhammad Shah Jillani received 17,871 votes and Arbab Maqbool Ahmad (Independent) received 17,147.

How many candidates contested PS-56 in 1988?

8 candidates, who received 35,688 votes between them.