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PS-83 Karachi Central

Sindh Assembly · 1990 general election

District: Karachi Central

Syed Safdar Ali Bakri (HPG) won with 65,077 votes, beating Muhammad Athar Qureshi (IJI) by 59,591.

About this result

Syed Safdar Ali Bakri of Haq Parast Group (MQM) won PS-83 Karachi Central in the 1990 general election with 65,077 of the 72,257 votes counted (90.1%). Muhammad Athar Qureshi of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad finished second, 59,591 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 5th-largest winning margin among the 99 Sindh Assembly seats. In 1988, PS-83 Karachi Central was won by Syed Altaf Hussain Kazmi (Independent), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Syed Safdar Ali Bakri
Haq Parast Group (MQM)
65,07790.1%
Muhammad Athar Qureshi
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
5,4867.6%
Syed Muhammad Agha
Pakistan Democratic Alliance
1,4612.0%
Izhar Alam Farooqi
Independent
920.1%
Syed Jaffar Abbas
Independent
840.1%
Muhammad Khalid Jamal
Independent
570.1%

PS-83 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PS-83 Karachi Central in 1990?

Syed Safdar Ali Bakri (HPG) won with 65,077 votes (90.1%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-83 in 1990?

59,591 votes. Syed Safdar Ali Bakri received 65,077 votes and Muhammad Athar Qureshi (IJI) received 5,486.

How many candidates contested PS-83 in 1990?

6 candidates, who received 72,257 votes between them.

Who won PS-83 Karachi Central in 1988?

Syed Altaf Hussain Kazmi (Independent) with 57,573 votes.