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NA-254 Karachi

National Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Karachi

Dr. Muhammad Ayoub Shaikh (MQM) won with 132,648 votes, beating Syed Sohail Abrar (PPP) by 118,346.

About this result

Dr. Muhammad Ayoub Shaikh of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won NA-254 Karachi in the 2008 general election with 132,648 of the 153,502 votes counted (86.4%). Syed Sohail Abrar of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 118,346 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, NA-254 Karachi was won by Nawab Mirza Advocate (MQM), so Muttahida Qaumi Movement kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Dr. Muhammad Ayoub Shaikh
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
132,64886.4%
Syed Sohail Abrar
Pakistan Peoples Party
14,3029.3%
Malik Akhtar Hussain Awan
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
4,9653.2%
Moulana Abdul Hafiz
PMA
8740.6%
Muhammad Javed Qadri
ST
2750.2%
Allama Shafqatur Rehman
Independent
2180.1%
Mansoor Khan
Independent
1110.1%
Abdul Sattar Channa
Independent
1090.1%

NA-254 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-254 Karachi in 2008?

Dr. Muhammad Ayoub Shaikh (MQM) won with 132,648 votes (86.4%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-254 in 2008?

118,346 votes. Dr. Muhammad Ayoub Shaikh received 132,648 votes and Syed Sohail Abrar (PPP) received 14,302.

How many candidates contested NA-254 in 2008?

8 candidates, who received 153,502 votes between them.

Who won NA-254 Karachi in 2002?

Nawab Mirza Advocate (MQM) with 42,888 votes.