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PS-53 Umerkot

Sindh Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Umerkot

Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah (Independent) won with 12,352 votes, beating Syed Ali Mardan Shah (PPP) by 50.

About this result

Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah, an independent candidate, won PS-53 Umerkot in the 1997 general election with 12,352 of the 35,177 votes counted (35.1%). Syed Ali Mardan Shah of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 50 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. It was the closest result among the 98 Sindh Assembly seats. In 1993, PS-53 Umerkot was won by Syed Ali Mardan Shah (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah
Independent
12,35235.1%
Syed Ali Mardan Shah
Pakistan Peoples Party
12,30235.0%
Ijaz Ali Pali
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
9,85328.0%
Muhammad Siddique
Haq Parast Group (MQM)
3431.0%
Syed Noor Ali Shah
Independent
1590.5%
Muhammad Ali Babar
Independent
1080.3%
Muhammad Jamil
Independent
600.2%

PS-53 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PS-53 Umerkot in 1997?

Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah (Independent) won with 12,352 votes (35.1%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-53 in 1997?

50 votes. Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah received 12,352 votes and Syed Ali Mardan Shah (PPP) received 12,302.

How many candidates contested PS-53 in 1997?

7 candidates, who received 35,177 votes between them.

Who won PS-53 Umerkot in 1993?

Syed Ali Mardan Shah (PPP) with 19,947 votes.