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PS-85 Karachi South

Sindh Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Karachi South

Abdul Khalique Jumma (PPP) won with 12,913 votes, beating Asghar Ali (PML-N) by 294.

About this result

Abdul Khalique Jumma of Pakistan Peoples Party won PS-85 Karachi South in the 1997 general election with 12,913 of the 29,956 votes counted (43.1%). Asghar Ali of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 294 votes behind. 13 candidates contested the seat. It was the 3rd-closest result among the 98 Sindh Assembly seats. In 1993, PS-85 Karachi South was won by Abdul Khaliq Jumma (PPP), so Pakistan Peoples Party kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Abdul Khalique Jumma
Pakistan Peoples Party
12,91343.1%
Asghar Ali
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
12,61942.1%
Waseem Ahmad Baloch
Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)
2,9379.8%
Haji Haroon
Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo)
4241.4%
Syed Imdad Hussain Shah
Independent
4151.4%
Abdul Shakoor Tabani
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
2100.7%
Muhammad Umar
Independent
1280.4%
Mola Bukhsh Afshani
Independent
1150.4%
Abdul Razzaq
Independent
780.3%
Saleh Muhammad
Independent
410.1%
Iqbal Hussain
UNA
330.1%
Zamrad Khan
Independent
310.1%
Faisal Jamal
Independent
120.0%

PS-85 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PS-85 Karachi South in 1997?

Abdul Khalique Jumma (PPP) won with 12,913 votes (43.1%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-85 in 1997?

294 votes. Abdul Khalique Jumma received 12,913 votes and Asghar Ali (PML-N) received 12,619.

How many candidates contested PS-85 in 1997?

13 candidates, who received 29,956 votes between them.

Who won PS-85 Karachi South in 1993?

Abdul Khaliq Jumma (PPP) with 21,273 votes.