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PS-40 Hyderabad

Sindh Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Hyderabad

Syed Afzal Ahmad Shah (HPG) won with 27,622 votes, beating Bashir Ahmad Chandio (PML-N) by 20,640.

About this result

Syed Afzal Ahmad Shah of Haq Parast Group (MQM) won PS-40 Hyderabad in the 1997 general election with 27,622 of the 39,891 votes counted (69.2%). Bashir Ahmad Chandio of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 20,640 votes behind. 9 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PS-40 Hyderabad was won by Muhammad Maqbool Ahmad (HPG), so Haq Parast Group (MQM) kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Syed Afzal Ahmad Shah
Haq Parast Group (MQM)
27,62269.2%
Bashir Ahmad Chandio
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
6,98217.5%
Munshi Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
3,5338.9%
Abdul Rashid Chandio
Independent
5931.5%
Muhammad Mahmood Abbasi
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
5761.4%
Nawab Rashid Ali Khan
Independent
4711.2%
Sultan Sheikh
Independent
710.2%
Muhammad Maqbool Ahmad
Independent
320.1%
Muhammad Jamil Raza Shaikh
Independent
110.0%

PS-40 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PS-40 Hyderabad in 1997?

Syed Afzal Ahmad Shah (HPG) won with 27,622 votes (69.2%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-40 in 1997?

20,640 votes. Syed Afzal Ahmad Shah received 27,622 votes and Bashir Ahmad Chandio (PML-N) received 6,982.

How many candidates contested PS-40 in 1997?

9 candidates, who received 39,891 votes between them.

Who won PS-40 Hyderabad in 1993?

Muhammad Maqbool Ahmad (HPG) with 37,156 votes.