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PS-113 Karachi

Sindh Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Karachi

Askari Taqvi (MQM) won with 24,232 votes, beating Saleem Zia (PML-N) by 8,699.

About this result

Askari Taqvi of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won PS-113 Karachi in the 2008 general election with 24,232 of the 45,141 votes counted (53.7%). Saleem Zia of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 8,699 votes behind. 12 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, PS-113 Karachi was won by Syed Akhtar Mehdi Bilgrami (MQM), so Muttahida Qaumi Movement kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Askari Taqvi
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
24,23253.7%
Saleem Zia
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
15,53334.4%
Zulfiqar Ali Qaim Khani
Pakistan Peoples Party
4,2329.4%
Allama Shafqatur Rehman
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
4070.9%
Sheikh Ismail Azeem
Independent
3570.8%
Rashid Hussain
Independent
2310.5%
Shahbaz Akhtar
Independent
340.1%
Khurram Muhammad Qamar
PQL
290.1%
Syed Rashid Ahmed
Independent
260.1%
Abdul Latif
ST
250.1%
Qamar Iqbal Advocate
Independent
210.0%
Syed Asif Ahmed Rizvi
Independent
140.0%

PS-113 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PS-113 Karachi in 2008?

Askari Taqvi (MQM) won with 24,232 votes (53.7%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-113 in 2008?

8,699 votes. Askari Taqvi received 24,232 votes and Saleem Zia (PML-N) received 15,533.

How many candidates contested PS-113 in 2008?

12 candidates, who received 45,141 votes between them.

Who won PS-113 Karachi in 2002?

Syed Akhtar Mehdi Bilgrami (MQM) with 8,983 votes.