PS-8 Shikarpur
Sindh Assembly · 1997 general election
District: Shikarpur
Maqbool Ahmad Sheikh (PML-N) won with 13,243 votes, beating Agha Tariq Khan (PPP) by 398.
About this result
Maqbool Ahmad Sheikh of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won PS-8 Shikarpur in the 1997 general election with 13,243 of the 37,583 votes counted (35.2%). Agha Tariq Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 398 votes behind. 12 candidates contested the seat. It was the 4th-closest result among the 98 Sindh Assembly seats. In 1993, PS-8 Shikarpur was won by Agha Tariq Khan (PPP), so the seat changed hands.
PS-8 in other elections
Boundaries change between elections, so this number may cover a different area.
- 2024 Muhammad Arif Khan Mahar (PPP)Shikarpur
- 2018 Muhammad Shahryar Khan Mahar (GDA)Shikarpur
- 2013 Sardar Muhammad Bakhsh Khan Mahar (PPP)Ghotki
- 2008 Raheem Bux Khan (PML-F)Ghotki
- 2002 Abdul Razaque Khan (PPP)Ghotki
- 1993 Agha Tariq Khan (PPP)Shikarpur
- 1990 Agha Tariq Khan (PDA)Shikarpur
- 1988 Aftab Shaban Meerani (PPP)Shikarpur
- 1985 Nadir Hussain Khan Kumario (Non-party)Shikarpur
- 1977 Agha Sadaruddin Khan Durani (PPP)Sukkur
- 1970 Mufti Muhammad Hussain Qadri (MJUP)Sukkur
Common questions
Who won PS-8 Shikarpur in 1997?
Maqbool Ahmad Sheikh (PML-N) won with 13,243 votes (35.2%).
What was the margin of victory in PS-8 in 1997?
398 votes. Maqbool Ahmad Sheikh received 13,243 votes and Agha Tariq Khan (PPP) received 12,845.
How many candidates contested PS-8 in 1997?
12 candidates, who received 37,583 votes between them.
Who won PS-8 Shikarpur in 1993?
Agha Tariq Khan (PPP) with 22,941 votes.