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PS-79 Karachi Central

Sindh Assembly · 1993 general election

District: Karachi Central

Feroza Begum (HPG) won with 37,005 votes, beating Muhammad Abid Khan (PPP) by 34,060.

About this result

Feroza Begum of Haq Parast Group (MQM) won PS-79 Karachi Central in the 1993 general election with 37,005 of the 43,699 votes counted (84.7%). Muhammad Abid Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 34,060 votes behind. 10 candidates contested the seat. It was the 10th-largest winning margin among the 97 Sindh Assembly seats. In 1990, PS-79 Karachi Central was won by Muhammad Abid Shareef S/O Muhammad Sharif (HPG), so Haq Parast Group (MQM) kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Feroza Begum
Haq Parast Group (MQM)
37,00584.7%
Muhammad Abid Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
2,9456.7%
Syed Shamas Ahmad Burney
Independent
1,8804.3%
Syed Mujahid Mahmood Barkati
Pakistan Islamic Front
1,6313.7%
Asif Ali Khan
Haq Parast Group (MQM)
1250.3%
Syed Javed Ali
Independent
450.1%
Muhammad Zahid Qureshi
Independent
280.1%
Nasir Ali Khan
GAP
160.0%
Habib ur Rehman
Independent
130.0%
Iqbal Ahmed Khan
Independent
110.0%

PS-79 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PS-79 Karachi Central in 1993?

Feroza Begum (HPG) won with 37,005 votes (84.7%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-79 in 1993?

34,060 votes. Feroza Begum received 37,005 votes and Muhammad Abid Khan (PPP) received 2,945.

How many candidates contested PS-79 in 1993?

10 candidates, who received 43,699 votes between them.

Who won PS-79 Karachi Central in 1990?

Muhammad Abid Shareef S/O Muhammad Sharif (HPG) with 49,063 votes.