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2008 Sindh provincial election
← 2002 18 February 2008 2013 →
All 168 seats in the Sindh Assembly
85 seats needed for a majority
Turnout44.57
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Syed Qaim Ali Shah Sardar Ahmad Arbab Ghulam Rahim
Party PPP MQM-L PML-Q
Leader's seat Khairpur-I Karachi-XXVIII Tharparkar-I
Last election 67 seats 41 seats 15 seats
Seats won 91 51 12
Seat change Increase 24 Increase 10 Decrease 3
Popular vote 3,597,275 2,592,505 1,098,754
Percentage 42.26% 30.46% 12.91%
Swing Increase 7.22% Increase 15.58% Increase 3.91%
Map of Sindh showing Assembly Constituencies and winning Parties
Chief Minister before election

Arbab Ghulam Rahim
PML(Q)

Elected Chief Minister

Syed Qaim Ali Shah
PPP

Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Sindh to elect the members of the 11th Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 18 February 2008, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in North-West Frontier Province, Balochistan and Punjab. The remaining two territories of Pakistan, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status.

Result

92 51 13 8 2 2
PPP MQM PML(Q) PML(F) NPP ANP

Result by Party

Party Popular vote Seats
General Reserved Total +/−
Votes % ±pp Contested Won Women Non-Muslims
Pakistan People's Party 3,597,275 42.26 Increase7.22 130 71 16 5 92 Increase25
Muttahida Qaumi Movement 2,592,505 30.46 Increase15.58 122 39 9 3 51 Increase11
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) 1,098,754 12.91 Increase3.91 59 10 2 1 13 Decrease5
Pakistan Muslim League (F) 533,385 6.27 Decrease1.17 22 6 2 8 Decrease4
National Peoples Party 174,848 2.05 New entry 9 2 2 Increase2
Awami National Party 69,138 0.81 New entry 15 2 2 Increase2
Independents & Others 446,452 5.24 Steady
Total 8,511,144 100% 130 29 9 168
Valid votes 8,511,144 97.90
Invalid votes 182,208 2.10
Votes cast/ turnout 8,693,352 44.57
Abstentions 10,813,121 55.43
Registered voters 19,506,473
(FAFEN)

District-wise results

District Total seats PPP MQM PML(Q) PML(F) NPP ANP
Sukkur 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Ghotki 4 3 0 0 1 0 0
Shikarpur 4 2 0 1 0 1 0
Jacobabad 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmore 3 1 0 2 0 0 0
Naushahro Feroz 5 4 0 0 0 1 0
Nawabshah 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
Khairpur 6 4 0 0 2 0 0
Larkana 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Qambar Shahdadkot 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Matiari 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hyderabad 6 2 4 0 0 0 0
Tando Allahyar 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Tando Muhammad Khan 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Badin 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tharparkar 4 0 0 4 0 0 0
Mirpur Khas 4 3 1 0 0 0 0
Umerkot 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jamshoro 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Dadu 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sanghar 6 2 0 1 3 0 0
Thatta 5 3 0 2 0 0 0
Karachi 42 6 34 0 0 0 2
Total 130 71 39 10 6 2 2


References

  1. "Syed Sardar Ahmed new leader of opposition in Sindh Assembly". The Express Tribune. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. "Sindh Assembly General Election 2008 - Results & Party Position". UrduPoint. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  3. "PPP, PML-N in sight of magical number". Dawn. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  4. "Detailed Election result of Sindh Assembly (Page 244 onwards)" (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-05. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
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