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NA-155 Shikarpur

National Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Shikarpur

Ghous Bakhash Khan Mahar (Independent) won with 27,009 votes, beating Wahid Bux Khan Bhayo (PPP) by 6,971.

About this result

Ghous Bakhash Khan Mahar, an independent candidate, won NA-155 Shikarpur in the 1997 general election with 27,009 of the 49,439 votes counted (54.6%). Wahid Bux Khan Bhayo of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 6,971 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, NA-155 Shikarpur was won by Altaf Ali Bhayo (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Ghous Bakhash Khan Mahar
Independent
27,00954.6%
Wahid Bux Khan Bhayo
Pakistan Peoples Party
20,03840.5%
Abdul Qadir Ghumro
Independent
9702.0%
Agha Sher Khan
Independent
5841.2%
Agha Rafi Uddin
Independent
3110.6%
Agha Siraj Khan
Independent
2530.5%
Ghulam Rasool Abro
Independent
1510.3%
Agha Masih Ud Din
Independent
1230.2%

NA-155 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-155 Shikarpur in 1997?

Ghous Bakhash Khan Mahar (Independent) won with 27,009 votes (54.6%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-155 in 1997?

6,971 votes. Ghous Bakhash Khan Mahar received 27,009 votes and Wahid Bux Khan Bhayo (PPP) received 20,038.

How many candidates contested NA-155 in 1997?

8 candidates, who received 49,439 votes between them.

Who won NA-155 Shikarpur in 1993?

Altaf Ali Bhayo (PPP) with 31,857 votes.