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PS-78 Karachi Central

Sindh Assembly · 1993 general election

District: Karachi Central

Afzal Anwar (HPG) won with 40,565 votes, beating Asmatullah Khan (PPP) by 38,716.

About this result

Afzal Anwar of Haq Parast Group (MQM) won PS-78 Karachi Central in the 1993 general election with 40,565 of the 44,180 votes counted (91.8%). Asmatullah Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 38,716 votes behind. 14 candidates contested the seat. It was the 4th-largest winning margin among the 97 Sindh Assembly seats. In 1990, PS-78 Karachi Central was won by Hafiz Usama Qadri (HPG), so Haq Parast Group (MQM) kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Afzal Anwar
Haq Parast Group (MQM)
40,56591.8%
Asmatullah Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
1,8494.2%
Muhammad Ather Siddiqi
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
7081.6%
Mirza Fakhr Uddin Baig
Islami Jamhoori Mahaz
7011.6%
Raees Ahmad Haji Babo
Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo)
1150.3%
Iqbal Haider
Independent
550.1%
Riaz Ahmad
Haq Parast Group (MQM)
440.1%
Shakeel Ahmed
Independent
440.1%
Muhammad Iqbal
Independent
330.1%
Syed Asad Raza
Independent
290.1%
Ibn e Ahmed Siddiqi
Independent
150.0%
Asif Ali Khan
Independent
90.0%
Mirza Ali Azhar Baig
Independent
70.0%
Farrukh Kamal Hussain
GAP
60.0%

PS-78 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PS-78 Karachi Central in 1993?

Afzal Anwar (HPG) won with 40,565 votes (91.8%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-78 in 1993?

38,716 votes. Afzal Anwar received 40,565 votes and Asmatullah Khan (PPP) received 1,849.

How many candidates contested PS-78 in 1993?

14 candidates, who received 44,180 votes between them.

Who won PS-78 Karachi Central in 1990?

Hafiz Usama Qadri (HPG) with 59,835 votes.