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PS-123 Karachi

Sindh Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Karachi

Shaikh Muhammad Afzal Khalid Umar (MQM) won with 76,219 votes, beating Doctor Shakeel Ahmad (PPP) by 73,858.

About this result

Shaikh Muhammad Afzal Khalid Umar of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won PS-123 Karachi in the 2008 general election with 76,219 of the 79,053 votes counted (96.4%). Doctor Shakeel Ahmad of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 73,858 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. It was the 10th-largest winning margin among the 130 Sindh Assembly seats. In 2002, PS-123 Karachi was won by Syed Jarar Hyder Shah (MQM), so Muttahida Qaumi Movement kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Shaikh Muhammad Afzal Khalid Umar
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
76,21996.4%
Doctor Shakeel Ahmad
Pakistan Peoples Party
2,3613.0%
Abdul Aziz Meo
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
3870.5%
Muhammad Saleem Qureshi
Independent
480.1%
Muhammad Shahid Siddiqui Advocate
Independent
380.0%

PS-123 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won PS-123 Karachi in 2008?

Shaikh Muhammad Afzal Khalid Umar (MQM) won with 76,219 votes (96.4%).

What was the margin of victory in PS-123 in 2008?

73,858 votes. Shaikh Muhammad Afzal Khalid Umar received 76,219 votes and Doctor Shakeel Ahmad (PPP) received 2,361.

How many candidates contested PS-123 in 2008?

5 candidates, who received 79,053 votes between them.

Who won PS-123 Karachi in 2002?

Syed Jarar Hyder Shah (MQM) with 21,580 votes.