NA-258 Karachi
National Assembly · 2008 general election
District: Karachi
Sher Muhammad Balcoh (PPP) won with 134,696 votes, beating Nisar Ahmed Shar (MQM) by 119,679.
About this result
Sher Muhammad Balcoh of Pakistan Peoples Party won NA-258 Karachi in the 2008 general election with 134,696 of the 169,235 votes counted (79.6%). Nisar Ahmed Shar of Muttahida Qaumi Movement finished second, 119,679 votes behind. 17 candidates contested the seat. It was the 10th-largest winning margin among the 59 National Assembly seats in Sindh. In 2002, NA-258 Karachi was won by Sher Muhammad Balcoh (PPP), so Sher Muhammad Balcoh held the seat.
NA-258 in other elections
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Common questions
Who won NA-258 Karachi in 2008?
Sher Muhammad Balcoh (PPP) won with 134,696 votes (79.6%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-258 in 2008?
119,679 votes. Sher Muhammad Balcoh received 134,696 votes and Nisar Ahmed Shar (MQM) received 15,017.
How many candidates contested NA-258 in 2008?
17 candidates, who received 169,235 votes between them.
Who won NA-258 Karachi in 2002?
Sher Muhammad Balcoh (PPP) with 38,325 votes.