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PS-78 Karachi Central

Sindh Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Karachi Central

Afzal Anwar (HPG) won with 31,042 votes, beating Qari Muhammad Ali Khan (PML-N) by 26,811.

About this result

Afzal Anwar of Haq Parast Group (MQM) won PS-78 Karachi Central in the 1997 general election with 31,042 of the 36,368 votes counted (85.4%). Qari Muhammad Ali Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 26,811 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat. It was the 6th-largest winning margin among the 98 Sindh Assembly seats. In 1993, PS-78 Karachi Central was won by Afzal Anwar (HPG), so Afzal Anwar held the seat.

CandidateVotes
Afzal Anwar
Haq Parast Group (MQM)
31,04285.4%
Qari Muhammad Ali Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
4,23111.6%
Doctor Sahibzada Mehboob Ahmad
Pakistan Peoples Party
6671.8%
Waliuddin
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
2950.8%
Muhammad Shahid Murad
Independent
760.2%
Syed Manzoor ul Islam Qadri
Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo)
290.1%
Muhammad Iqbal
Independent
230.1%
Ghulam Hussain Bikak
Independent
50.0%

PS-78 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PS-78 Karachi Central in 1997?

Afzal Anwar (HPG) won with 31,042 votes (85.4%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-78 in 1997?

26,811 votes. Afzal Anwar received 31,042 votes and Qari Muhammad Ali Khan (PML-N) received 4,231.

How many candidates contested PS-78 in 1997?

8 candidates, who received 36,368 votes between them.

Who won PS-78 Karachi Central in 1993?

Afzal Anwar (HPG) with 40,565 votes.