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PS-81 Karachi Central

Sindh Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Karachi Central

Bashir Ahmad Farooqui (HPG) won with 27,800 votes, beating Naseem Farooq (PML-N) by 19,964.

About this result

Bashir Ahmad Farooqui of Haq Parast Group (MQM) won PS-81 Karachi Central in the 1997 general election with 27,800 of the 38,008 votes counted (73.1%). Naseem Farooq of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 19,964 votes behind. 9 candidates contested the seat. In 1993, PS-81 Karachi Central was won by Babar Khan Ghouri (HPG), so Haq Parast Group (MQM) kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Bashir Ahmad Farooqui
Haq Parast Group (MQM)
27,80073.1%
Naseem Farooq
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
7,83620.6%
Tahir Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
1,5064.0%
Pirzada Abdullah Shah
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
6981.8%
Aurangzeb Khan
Awami National Party
920.2%
Muhammad Alam Niazi
PQT
410.1%
Tasneem Khan
Independent
220.1%
Sheikh Muqeem Alam
Independent
80.0%
Sardar Khan
Independent
50.0%

PS-81 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PS-81 Karachi Central in 1997?

Bashir Ahmad Farooqui (HPG) won with 27,800 votes (73.1%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-81 in 1997?

19,964 votes. Bashir Ahmad Farooqui received 27,800 votes and Naseem Farooq (PML-N) received 7,836.

How many candidates contested PS-81 in 1997?

9 candidates, who received 38,008 votes between them.

Who won PS-81 Karachi Central in 1993?

Babar Khan Ghouri (HPG) with 38,455 votes.