PPPP to retain Sindh govt for fourth term

Ready to form the provincial government for the fourth consecutive, Pakistan Peoples Party secured 83 Sindh Assembly seats as per the unofficial results released by the returning officers.

Mutahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) secured 24 and PTI-led indepenents bagged 14 seats as per unofficial results.

The Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) a conglomerate of anti-PPP parties, claiming to form next government in Sindh could secure only two seats.

Meanwhile, GDA has rejected the elections in Sindh, saying it will soon announce the plan to challenge the results. In a statement issued on Friday, GDA's leaders Pir Saddurdin Shah Rashdi, Dr Zulfiqar Mirza, Syed Zain Shah, Ayaz Latif Palijo, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim and others said that the 2024 elections were rejected by them as it was a historical rigging. This is a fraud election. They said that the GDA will not allow anyone to cheat people of Sindh.

The GDA has also appealed its supporters and party workers to remain peaceful, asking them to wait for alliance's next plan.

Moreover, the religious parties too could not secure a prominent place in the provincial house, indicating the secular inclinations of the people of the Sindh.

According to the data available for Sindh, excluding Karachi, Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPPP) Pir Syed Salah Shah Jilani has won the Sindh Assembly election from PS-83, Dadu -IV, by securing 48,944 votes. His runner-up was Imdad Hussain Lighari, GDA who bagged 20,712 votes with 40.72% turnout.

PPPP Pir Mujeebul Haq won the PS-82, Dadu -III seat with 44,565 votes against Ashiq Ali of GDA who got 19,618 with turnout of 37.99%.

PPPP Abdul Aziz Junejo bagged PS-80, Dadu-I by securing 52,131 votes against Karim Ali Jotoi of, the GDA.

PPPP Malik Sikandar Khan secured PS-79, Jamshoro -III seat with 42,959 votes against Malik Changhaz Khan an Independent Candidate with turnout of 45.85%.

PPPP Sikander Ali Shoro won PS-78 Jamshoro-II by securing 51,188 votes against Syed Munir Haider Shah of GDA who got only 10,850 votes with turnout of 45.38%. PPPP Ali Hassan has won PS-76 Thatha -II seat with 71,408 votes against Altaf Hussain Khichi of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).

PPPP Riaz Hussain Shah Sherazi won from PS-75 Thatha-I with 80,744 votes against Muhammad Arshad Memon of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Pakistan (JUI-P) who bagged only 6,596 votes. Voters' turnout remained 39.21 %.

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PPPP Muhammad Ali Malkani secured PS-74 Sajawal-II seat against Abdul Sattar with an overall voters' turnout of 53.32 %.

PPPP candidates Shah Hussain Shah Sherazi won from PS-73 Sujawal-I, Ismail Rahu from PS-72, Badin-V, and Taj Muhammad from PS-71 Badin-IV.

PPPP Mirullah Baksh Talpur won the PS-69 Badin-II with 38,759 votes in a tough competition with Mir Abdullah Khan, of GDA who bagged a vote 33,378. Turnout remained 43.35 %.

MQM-P Nasir Hussain Qureshi won the PS-65 Hyderabad-6 seat with 23,184 votes beating Shoaib Shoukat an Independent Candidate, who bagged votes 14,321. Overall turnout remained 35.03%.

PPPP Sharjeel Inam has won the Sindh Assembly election from PS-61 Hyderabad-II by securing 63,079 votes.

PPPP Imdad Ali Pitafi has won the Sindh Assembly election from PS-59 Tando Allahyar-II by securing 62,771 votes. His runner-up was Muhammad Mohsin of GDA.

PPPP candidate Makhdoom Fakhar Zaman has won the Sindh Assembly election from PS-57, Matiari-II, by securing 52,175 votes. His runner-up was Syed Jalal Shah of GDA.

PPPP Makhdoom Mehboob Zaman won from PS-56, Matiari-I by securing 72,178 votes against Naseer Ahmed of PML-N who got 35,432 amid 54.77% turnout.

PPPP Fakir Sher Muhammad has won the Sindh Assembly election from PS-54, Tharparkar-III, by securing 69,088 votes. His runner-up was Arbab Togachi Fawad of GDA who bagged votes 34,413. Overall voters' turnout remained 68.54 %. PPPP Dost Muhammad won PS-52 Tharparkar-I seat with 69,616 votes against Sher Khan of GDA who bagged votes 15,713. Overall voters' turnout remained 73.41 %.

PPPP Muhamad Taimur Talpur has won the Sindh Assembly election from PS-51, Umerkot-3 by securing 58,958 votes against Irshad Dost Muhammad of GDA.

PPPP candidates Arbab Amer Amn-Ullah won PS-51, Badin-3, Syed Amir Ali Shah won PS-50 Umekot-2 and Tariq Ali won the PS-48 Mirpurkhas-4 constituency.

PPPP Noor Ahmed Bhurgri won from PS-47 Mirpurkhas-III against independent candidate Faisal Kachelo, also PPPP prominent leader Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah won the PS-46, Mirpurkhas-II seat Shuja Muhamad Shah an Independent Candidate and Hari Ram of PPPP secured the PS-45 Mirpurkhas-I constituency.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 10^th 2024.