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PS-93 Karachi East

Sindh Assembly · 1997 general election

District: Karachi East

Waseem Akhtar (HPG) won with 12,530 votes, beating Amir Iqbal (PML-N) by 1,278.

About this result

Waseem Akhtar of Haq Parast Group (MQM) won PS-93 Karachi East in the 1997 general election with 12,530 of the 26,775 votes counted (46.8%). Amir Iqbal of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 1,278 votes behind. 13 candidates contested the seat. It was the 10th-closest result among the 98 Sindh Assembly seats. In 1993, PS-93 Karachi East was won by Waseem Akhtar (HPG), so Waseem Akhtar held the seat.

CandidateVotes
Waseem Akhtar
Haq Parast Group (MQM)
12,53046.8%
Amir Iqbal
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
11,25242.0%
Imran Ismail
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
1,3024.9%
Maqsood Motan
Pakistan Peoples Party
8323.1%
Ghulam Nabi Shah
Independent
3781.4%
Muhammad Zafar Khan
Independent
2260.8%
Mahfooz ul Nabi Khan
Independent
950.4%
Jamal Muhammad
Independent
420.2%
Shahid Ali
Independent
330.1%
Muhammad Junaid Shaikhani
Independent
300.1%
Arshad Mirza
Independent
230.1%
Rehmat Elahi Shaikh
Independent
180.1%
Chaudhary Abdul Ghafoor
Independent
140.1%

PS-93 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PS-93 Karachi East in 1997?

Waseem Akhtar (HPG) won with 12,530 votes (46.8%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-93 in 1997?

1,278 votes. Waseem Akhtar received 12,530 votes and Amir Iqbal (PML-N) received 11,252.

How many candidates contested PS-93 in 1997?

13 candidates, who received 26,775 votes between them.

Who won PS-93 Karachi East in 1993?

Waseem Akhtar (HPG) with 22,441 votes.