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NA-156 Jacobabad

National Assembly · 1990 general election

District: Jacobabad

Illahi Bukhsh Soomro (Independent) won with 53,151 votes, beating Sardar Muhammad Muqeem Khan (PDA) by 940.

About this result

Illahi Bukhsh Soomro, an independent candidate, won NA-156 Jacobabad in the 1990 general election with 53,151 of the 106,883 votes counted (49.7%). Sardar Muhammad Muqeem Khan of Pakistan Democratic Alliance finished second, 940 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 2nd-closest result among the 46 National Assembly seats in Sindh. In 1988, NA-156 Jacobabad was won by Sardar Muhammad Muqeem Khan (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Illahi Bukhsh Soomro
Independent
53,15149.7%
Sardar Muhammad Muqeem Khan
Pakistan Democratic Alliance
52,21148.8%
Jougal Khan Khoso
Independent
1,1221.0%
Mir Hassan Khan
Independent
1590.1%
Mir Muhammad Yaqoob Khan
Independent
1320.1%
Mir Manzoor Ali Khan
Independent
1080.1%

NA-156 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-156 Jacobabad in 1990?

Illahi Bukhsh Soomro (Independent) won with 53,151 votes (49.7%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-156 in 1990?

940 votes. Illahi Bukhsh Soomro received 53,151 votes and Sardar Muhammad Muqeem Khan (PDA) received 52,211.

How many candidates contested NA-156 in 1990?

6 candidates, who received 106,883 votes between them.

Who won NA-156 Jacobabad in 1988?

Sardar Muhammad Muqeem Khan (PPP) with 69,222 votes.