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PS-70 Thatta

Sindh Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Thatta

Ghulam Qadir Palijo (PPP) won with 12,154 votes, beating Rizwan Ali Katiar (Independent) by 6,258.

About this result

Ghulam Qadir Palijo of Pakistan Peoples Party won PS-70 Thatta in the 1997 general election with 12,154 of the 31,029 votes counted (39.2%). Rizwan Ali Katiar, an independent candidate, finished second, 6,258 votes behind. 16 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PS-70 Thatta was won by Ghulam Qadir Palijo (PPP), so Ghulam Qadir Palijo held the seat.

CandidateVotes
Ghulam Qadir Palijo
Pakistan Peoples Party
12,15439.2%
Rizwan Ali Katiar
Independent
5,89619.0%
Muhammad Luqman Khan
Independent
4,08913.2%
Haji Muhammad Usman
Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)
3,58011.5%
Doctor Dildar Ahmad Khashkheli
Independent
2,5358.2%
Pir Ghulam Rasool Shah
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
9423.0%
Zawar Ali Perozani
UNA
6112.0%
Ghulam Mutafa Bughio
Independent
3441.1%
Abdul Razzaq Katiar
Independent
2380.8%
Pir Sikandar Shah
Independent
2040.7%
Peer Ali Buksh Shah
Independent
1980.6%
Muhammad Umar Jat
Independent
740.2%
Muhammad Ilyas Yousafzai
Independent
620.2%
Muhammad Ramzan Sheikh
Independent
430.1%
Rais Ahmad Ali
Independent
310.1%
Sufi Muhammad Habib Warsi
Independent
280.1%

PS-70 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PS-70 Thatta in 1997?

Ghulam Qadir Palijo (PPP) won with 12,154 votes (39.2%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-70 in 1997?

6,258 votes. Ghulam Qadir Palijo received 12,154 votes and Rizwan Ali Katiar (Independent) received 5,896.

How many candidates contested PS-70 in 1997?

16 candidates, who received 31,029 votes between them.

Who won PS-70 Thatta in 1993?

Ghulam Qadir Palijo (PPP) with 23,383 votes.