NA-187 Karachi Central
National Assembly · 1997 general election
District: Karachi Central
Muhammad Farooq Ahmed (HPG) won with 62,621 votes, beating Hafiz Muhammad Taqqi (PML-N) by 51,401.
About this result
Muhammad Farooq Ahmed of Haq Parast Group (MQM) won NA-187 Karachi Central in the 1997 general election with 62,621 of the 77,825 votes counted (80.5%). Hafiz Muhammad Taqqi of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 51,401 votes behind. 9 candidates contested the seat. It was the 3rd-largest winning margin among the 46 National Assembly seats in Sindh. In 1993, NA-187 Karachi Central was won by Hafiz Muhammad Taqi (PML-N), so the seat changed hands.
NA-187 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Ammar Ahmad Khan Leghari (PML-N)Rajanpur
- 2018 Abdul Majeed Khan Niazi (PTI)Layyah
- 2013 Chaudhary Tariq Bashir Cheema (PML-Q)Bahawalpur
- 2008 Ch. Saud Majeed (PML-N)Bahawalpur
- 2002 Ch. Aitazaz Ahsan (PPP)Bahawalpur
- 1993 Hafiz Muhammad Taqi (PML-N)Karachi Central
- 1990 Imran Farooq (HPG)Karachi Central
- 1988 Imran Farooq (Independent)Karachi Central
- 1985 Muhammad Usman Ramz (Non-party)Karachi
- 1977 Musheer Pesh Imam (PNA)Karachi
Common questions
Who won NA-187 Karachi Central in 1997?
Muhammad Farooq Ahmed (HPG) won with 62,621 votes (80.5%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-187 in 1997?
51,401 votes. Muhammad Farooq Ahmed received 62,621 votes and Hafiz Muhammad Taqqi (PML-N) received 11,220.
How many candidates contested NA-187 in 1997?
9 candidates, who received 77,825 votes between them.
Who won NA-187 Karachi Central in 1993?
Hafiz Muhammad Taqi (PML-N) with 9,863 votes.