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PS-83 Karachi Central

Sindh Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Karachi Central

Muhammad Yousaf Khan (HPG) won with 48,704 votes, beating Nayab Zohra (PML-N) by 43,208.

About this result

Muhammad Yousaf Khan of Haq Parast Group (MQM) won PS-83 Karachi Central in the 1997 general election with 48,704 of the 56,670 votes counted (85.9%). Nayab Zohra of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 43,208 votes behind. 10 candidates contested the seat. It was the 2nd-largest winning margin among the 98 Sindh Assembly seats. In 1993, PS-83 Karachi Central was won by Qamar Mansor (HPG), so Haq Parast Group (MQM) kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Muhammad Yousaf Khan
Haq Parast Group (MQM)
48,70485.9%
Nayab Zohra
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
5,4969.7%
Syed Nusrat Ali Shah Naqvi
Pakistan Peoples Party
9821.7%
Imtiaz Zaheer Advocate
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
8541.5%
Muhammad Siddique Badshah
Independent
4460.8%
Shahab Waheed Rathor
Independent
800.1%
Tariq Mehboob
Independent
440.1%
Muhammad Ayub
Independent
270.0%
Syed Noman Hassan Advocate
Independent
240.0%
Arif Hussain Qazmi
Independent
130.0%

PS-83 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PS-83 Karachi Central in 1997?

Muhammad Yousaf Khan (HPG) won with 48,704 votes (85.9%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-83 in 1997?

43,208 votes. Muhammad Yousaf Khan received 48,704 votes and Nayab Zohra (PML-N) received 5,496.

How many candidates contested PS-83 in 1997?

10 candidates, who received 56,670 votes between them.

Who won PS-83 Karachi Central in 1993?

Qamar Mansor (HPG) with 60,270 votes.