NA-185 Karachi West
National Assembly · 1997 general election
District: Karachi West
AK Shams (HPG) won with 85,503 votes, beating Muhammad Afaq Khan Shahid (PPP) by 77,466.
About this result
AK Shams of Haq Parast Group (MQM) won NA-185 Karachi West in the 1997 general election with 85,503 of the 107,832 votes counted (79.3%). Muhammad Afaq Khan Shahid of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 77,466 votes behind. 10 candidates contested the seat. It was the 2nd-largest winning margin among the 46 National Assembly seats in Sindh. In 1993, NA-185 Karachi West was won by Muhammad Afaq Khan (PPP), so the seat changed hands.
NA-185 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Zartaj Gull (Independent)DG Khan
- 2018 Makhdom Zada Syed Basit Ahmad Sultan Bukhari (Independent)Muzaffargarh
- 2013 Muhammad Baligh ur Rehman (PML-N)Bahawalpur
- 2008 Muhammad Baleegh-ur-Rehman (PML-N)Bahawalpur
- 2002 Muhammad Farooq Azam Malik (NA)Bahawalpur
- 1993 Muhammad Afaq Khan (PPP)Karachi West
- 1990 Syed Salim ul Haq (HPG)Karachi West
- 1988 Syed Salim ul Haq (Independent)Karachi West
- 1985 Shah Baleegh Uddin (Non-party)Karachi
- 1977 Muhammad Hassan Haqani (PNA)Karachi
Common questions
Who won NA-185 Karachi West in 1997?
AK Shams (HPG) won with 85,503 votes (79.3%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-185 in 1997?
77,466 votes. AK Shams received 85,503 votes and Muhammad Afaq Khan Shahid (PPP) received 8,037.
How many candidates contested NA-185 in 1997?
10 candidates, who received 107,832 votes between them.
Who won NA-185 Karachi West in 1993?
Muhammad Afaq Khan (PPP) with 14,866 votes.