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NA-159 Nawabshah

National Assembly · 1990 general election

District: Shaheed Benazirabad

Zafar Ali Shah (PDA) won with 57,029 votes, beating Ghulam Mujtaba Khan Jatoi (IJI) by 5,509.

About this result

Zafar Ali Shah of Pakistan Democratic Alliance won NA-159 Nawabshah in the 1990 general election with 57,029 of the 111,725 votes counted (51%). Ghulam Mujtaba Khan Jatoi of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad finished second, 5,509 votes behind. 14 candidates contested the seat. It was the 6th-closest result among the 46 National Assembly seats in Sindh. In 1988, NA-159 Nawabshah was won by Haji Rehmatullah Behan (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Zafar Ali Shah
Pakistan Democratic Alliance
57,02951.0%
Ghulam Mujtaba Khan Jatoi
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
51,52046.1%
Moulvi Muhammad Anus
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)
9470.8%
Masroor Ahmad Khan
Independent
4640.4%
Zulfiqar Ali Rajpar
Independent
3220.3%
Moural Khan Khushik
Independent
2830.3%
Rahim-ud-Din
Haq Parast Group (MQM)
2780.2%
Abdul Sattar Rajpar
Independent
2550.2%
Shabbir Ahmad Sahito
Independent
1890.2%
Munawar Ali Shah
Independent
1540.1%
Syed Murad Ali Shah
Independent
1130.1%
Abdul Haq Dost Muhammad
Independent
830.1%
Asghar Ali Shah
Independent
560.1%
Haji Ali Nawaz Dahraj
Independent
320.0%

NA-159 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-159 Nawabshah in 1990?

Zafar Ali Shah (PDA) won with 57,029 votes (51%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-159 in 1990?

5,509 votes. Zafar Ali Shah received 57,029 votes and Ghulam Mujtaba Khan Jatoi (IJI) received 51,520.

How many candidates contested NA-159 in 1990?

14 candidates, who received 111,725 votes between them.

Who won NA-159 Nawabshah in 1988?

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