NA-189 Karachi South
National Assembly · 1997 general election
District: Karachi South
Waja Ahmad Karim Dad (PPP) won with 23,104 votes, beating Muhammad Younis Baloch (PML-N) by 312.
About this result
Waja Ahmad Karim Dad of Pakistan Peoples Party won NA-189 Karachi South in the 1997 general election with 23,104 of the 55,632 votes counted (41.5%). Muhammad Younis Baloch of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 312 votes behind. 10 candidates contested the seat. It was the closest result among the 46 National Assembly seats in Sindh. In 1993, NA-189 Karachi South was won by Waja Ahmad Karim Dad (PPP), so Waja Ahmad Karim Dad held the seat.
NA-189 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
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- 2018 Khawja Sheraz Mahmood (PTI)Dera Ghazi Khan
- 2013 Alam Dad Laleka (PML-N)Bahawalnagar
- 2008 Sayed Mumtaz Alam Gillani (PPP)Bahawalnagar
- 2002 Mian Mumtaz Ahmed Matiana (PPP)Bahawalnagar
- 1993 Waja Ahmad Karim Dad (PPP)Karachi South
- 1990 Asif Ali Zardari (PDA)Karachi South
- 1988 Benazir Bhutto (PPP)Karachi South
- 1985 Ghulam Muhammad Chishti (Non-party)Karachi
- 1977 Muhammad Hanif Tayyab (PNA)Karachi
Common questions
Who won NA-189 Karachi South in 1997?
Waja Ahmad Karim Dad (PPP) won with 23,104 votes (41.5%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-189 in 1997?
312 votes. Waja Ahmad Karim Dad received 23,104 votes and Muhammad Younis Baloch (PML-N) received 22,792.
How many candidates contested NA-189 in 1997?
10 candidates, who received 55,632 votes between them.
Who won NA-189 Karachi South in 1993?
Waja Ahmad Karim Dad (PPP) with 38,849 votes.