2018 Sindh provincial election

2018 Sindh provincial election
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All 168 seats in the Provincial Assembly; 85 seats needed for a majority
	Opinion polls
Turnout	48.11%(6.51%)
	Map of Sindh showing Assembly Constituencies and winning Parties
Chief Minister before election; Murad Ali Shah; PPP	Elected Chief Minister ; Murad Ali Shah; PPP

Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Sindh to elect the members of the 13th Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 25 July 2018, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Punjab. The remaining two territories of Pakistan, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status. .^[2]^[3]

Background[edit]

Following the 2013 elections, despite a significant drop in vote share, the left-wing Pakistan Peoples Party remained the largest party in the assembly and held a comfortable majority with 91 seats. They were followed by the secularist, Muhajir-centric, Muttahida Qaumi Movement, which repeated its 2008 exploits, by securing 51 seats. New additions into the assembly included Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, a welfarist, anti-establishment party led by former cricketer Imran Khan, who emerged as the second largest party in Karachi and gained 4 seats. Meanwhile, Pakistan Muslim League (F), PPP's perennial rival in Interior Sindh, held 11 seats.

Following the elections for the slot of chief ministership, Pakistan Peoples Party was easily able to form a government in Sindh for the ninth time in its existence.^[4] Party veteran Qaim Ali Shah was elected in the role of provincial chief minister for the third time in his career, and remained at the position until 2016 when he stepped down and was replaced by Syed Murad Ali Shah.^[5]

MQM Splits[edit]

During this tenure, MQM ceased to exist as single party due to internal rifts in the wake of the party's leader, Altaf Hussain, giving a controversial speech in August, 2016.^[6] It split into MQM-Pakistan and MQM-London, the former in control of Farooq Sattar, while the latter managed by Hussain, who is in self-imposed exile in London since 1991.^[7]

Meanwhile, Mustafa Kamal's nascent Pak Sarzameen Party chipped away at MQM-P members.^[8] Kamal himself being a former MQM stalwart and erstwhile Mayor of Karachi, who formed the PSP on 23 March 2016.^[9]

Further still, in the lead up to 2018 Senate elections, the MQM-P faction saw another split - into Sattar's MQM-PIB and Aamir Khan's MQM-Bahadruabad. The reason for the split being grievances over the allotment of Senate tickets.^[10]

Rise of PTI in Karachi[edit]

In Karachi, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was seen as a better alternative for the city because of increasing support and popularity of Imran Khan. In May 2018 PTI Chairman presented ten-point Karachi agenda which included holding direct mayoral elections and improving the education system, healthcare and hospitals, police, business and industry, power shortages, playgrounds and sporting facilities, environment, sewerage and the circular railway, this also attracted many people of Karachi to support PTI.

Although PTI won only 3 Sindh Assembly Seats and one National Assembly Seat from Karachi but still emerged as the 2nd largest party in Karachi in terms of vote bank. Nearly 0.7 Million Karachi citizens voted for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. ^[11]

Results[edit]

99	30	20	14	4
PPP	PTI	MQM	GDA	OTH

Party		Votes	%	Contested	Seats^[12]				+/-
Party		Votes	%	Contested	General	Women	Minorities	Total	+/-
	Pakistan Peoples Party	3,853,904	38.44	128	77	17	5	99	8
	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf	1,451,132	14.47	97	23	5	2	30	26
	Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan	766,789	7.65	61	15	4	1	20	31
	Grand Democratic Alliance	1,514,775	15.11	83	11	2	1	14
	Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan	452,109	4.51	67	2	1		3
	Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal	601,131	6.00	107	1			1	1
	Pak Sarzameen Party	161,860	1.61	77	0			0
	Independents & Others	1,224,312	12.21	1,574	0			0
	Postponed				1			1
	Total Valid Votes	10,026,012	96.08
	Invalid/Blank Votes	408,538	3.92
Total Votes polled		10,434,550	100	2,194	130	29	9	168	0
Registered voters / turnout		21,828,628	47.80	–
Source:^[13]^[14]

election postponed at ps-94 after the death of MQM-P incumbent

Division-wise results[edit]

Total	130	77	23	16	11	3
Division	Total seats	PPP	PTI	MQM	GDA	Others
Larkana	17	14	1	0	2	0
Sukkur	15	11	1	0	3	0
Nawabshah	14	10	0	0	4	0
Mirpur Khas	11	10	0	0	1	0
Hyderabad	19	16	0	3	0	0
Banbhore	10	9	0	0	1	0
Karachi	44	7	21	13	0	3

District-wise results[edit]

Total		130	77	23	16	11	3
Division	District	Total seats	PPP	PTI	MQM	GDA	Others
Larkana	Jacobabad	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Kashmore	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Shikarpur	3	2	0	0	1	0
	Larkana	4	3	0	0	1	0
	Qambar Shahdadkot	4	4	0	0	0	0
Sukkur	Ghotki	4	2	1	0	1	0
	Sukkur	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Khairpur	7	5	0	0	2	0
Nawabshah	Naushahro Feroz	4	3	0	0	1	0
	Nawabshah	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Sanghar	6	3	0	0	3	0
Mirpur Khas	Mirpur Khas	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Umerkot	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Tharparkar	4	3	0	0	1	0
Hyderabad	Matiari	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Tando Allahyar	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Hyderabad	6	3	0	3	0	0
	Tando Muhammad Khan	2	2	0	0	0	0
Banbhore	Badin	5	4	0	0	1	0
	Sujawal	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Thatta	3	3	0	0	0	0
Hyderabad	Jamshoro	3	3	0	0	0	0
Hyderabad	Dadu	4	4	0	0	0	0
Karachi	Malir	5	5	0	0	0	0
	Korangi	7	0	2	5	0	0
	East	8	1	7	0	0	0
	South	5	0	3	0	0	2
	West	11	1	5	4	0	1
	Central	8	0	4	4	0	0

References[edit]

^ "General Elections 2018 - Results Management System". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
^ "General polls 2018 would be held on July 25: sources". Dunya News. 22 May 2018.
^ Samaa Web Desk. "Govt to complete its term; elections to be held in July 2018: PM".
^ From the Newspaper. "The election score". Dawn News.
^ "Murad Ali Shah takes oath as Sindh CM". Dawn. 29 July 2016.
^ Zaidi, Qurat-ul-Ain (24 August 2016). "Analyzing Altaf Hussain's speech – Is this the end for MQM?". The Nation.
^ Ashraf, Zubair (15 October 2017). "Farooq Sattar's MQM struggles to step out of Altaf's shadow". The Express Tribune.
^ Mahmood, Aisha (29 March 2018). "Another MQM-P's lawmaker jumps ship to Pak Sarzameen Party". Business Recorder.
^ Suria, Ammar (21 June 2016). "Pak Sarzameen Party announces party structure, says it's growing rapidly". The Express Tribune.
^ Raza, Muhammad (19 February 2018). "MQM split: Rabita Committee withdraws Farooq Sattar's nominees for Senate elections". Dawn.
^ "PTI overthrew MQM, PPP in Karachi, but can it retain the throne?". Arab News. 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
^ "PTI's NA total rises to 158 after addition of 33 reserved seats".
^ "Election results 2018: Latest party positions in Punjab, Sindh, KP, Balochistan assemblies".
^ "Election Results - Election Pakistan - Elections in Pakistan". Election Pakistan. Retrieved 2022-08-22.

[RMS-1] "General Elections 2018 - Results Management System". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2018-07-26.

[july2018-2] "General polls 2018 would be held on July 25: sources". Dunya News. 22 May 2018.

[3] Samaa Web Desk. "Govt to complete its term; elections to be held in July 2018: PM".

[4] From the Newspaper. "The election score". Dawn News.

[5] "Murad Ali Shah takes oath as Sindh CM". Dawn. 29 July 2016.

[6] Zaidi, Qurat-ul-Ain (24 August 2016). "Analyzing Altaf Hussain's speech – Is this the end for MQM?". The Nation.

[7] Ashraf, Zubair (15 October 2017). "Farooq Sattar's MQM struggles to step out of Altaf's shadow". The Express Tribune.

[8] Mahmood, Aisha (29 March 2018). "Another MQM-P's lawmaker jumps ship to Pak Sarzameen Party". Business Recorder.

[9] Suria, Ammar (21 June 2016). "Pak Sarzameen Party announces party structure, says it's growing rapidly". The Express Tribune.

[10] Raza, Muhammad (19 February 2018). "MQM split: Rabita Committee withdraws Farooq Sattar's nominees for Senate elections". Dawn.

[11] "PTI overthrew MQM, PPP in Karachi, but can it retain the throne?". Arab News. 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2022-07-16.

[12] "PTI's NA total rises to 158 after addition of 33 reserved seats".

[13] "Election results 2018: Latest party positions in Punjab, Sindh, KP, Balochistan assemblies".

[14] "Election Results - Election Pakistan - Elections in Pakistan". Election Pakistan. Retrieved 2022-08-22.

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v t e Constituencies of Provincial Assembly of Sindh
Jacobabad District	PS-1 Jacobabad-I PS-2 Jacobabad-II PS-3 Jacobabad-III
Kashmore District	PS-4 Kashmore-I PS-5 Kashmore-II PS-6 Kashmore-III
Shikarpur District	PS-7 Shikarpur-I PS-8 Shikarpur-II PS-9 Shikarpur-III
Larkana District	PS-10 Larkana-I PS-11 Larkana-II PS-12 Larkana-III PS-13 Larkana-IV
Qambar Shahdadkot District	PS-14 Qambar Shahdadkot-I PS-15 Qambar Shahdadkot-II PS-16 Qambar Shahdadkot-III PS-17 Qambar Shahdadkot-IV
Ghotki District	PS-18 Ghotki-I PS-19 Ghotki-II PS-20 Ghotki-III PS-21 Ghotki-IV
Sukkur District	PS-22 Sukkur-I PS-23 Sukkur-II PS-24 Sukkur-III PS-25 Sukkur-IV
Khairpur District	PS-26 Khairpur-I PS-27 Khairpur-II PS-28 Khairpur-III PS-29 Khairpur-IV PS-30 Khairpur-V PS-31 Khairpur-VI PS-32 Khairpur-VII
Naushahro Feroze District	PS-33 Naushahro Feroze-I PS-34 Naushahro Feroze-II PS-35 Naushahro Feroze-III PS-36 Naushahro Feroze-IV
Nawabshah District	PS-37 Nawabshah-I PS-38 Nawabshah-II PS-39 Nawabshah-III PS-40 Nawabshah-IV
Sanghar District	PS-41 Sanghar-I PS-42 Sanghar-II PS-43 Sanghar-III PS-44 Sanghar-IV PS-45 Sanghar-V PS-46 Sanghar-VI
Mirpur Khas District	PS-47 Mirpur Khas-I PS-48 Mirpur Khas-II PS-49 Mirpur Khas-III PS-50 Mirpur Khas-IV
Umerkot District	PS-51 Umerkot-I PS-52 Umerkot-II PS-53 Umerkot-III
Tharparkar District	PS-54 Tharparkar-I PS-55 Tharparkar-II PS-56 Tharparkar-III PS-57 Tharparkar-IV
Matiari District	PS-58 Matiari-I PS-59 Matiari-II
Tando Allahyar District	PS-60 Tando Allahyar-I PS-61 Tando Allahyar-II
Hyderabad District	PS-62 Hyderabad-I PS-63 Hyderabad-II PS-64 Hyderabad-III PS-65 Hyderabad-IV PS-66 Hyderabad-V PS-67 Hyderabad-VI
Tando Muhammad Khan District	PS-68 Tando Muhammad Khan-I PS-69 Tando Muhammad Khan-II
Badin District	PS-70 Badin-I PS-71 Badin-II PS-72 Badin-III PS-73 Badin-IV PS-74 Badin-V
Sujawal District	PS-75 Sujawal-I PS-76 Sujawal-II
Thatta District	PS-77 Thatta-I PS-78 Thatta-II PS-79 Thatta-III
Jamshoro District	PS-80 Jamshoro-I PS-81 Jamshoro-II PS-82 Jamshoro-III
Dadu District	PS-83 Dadu-I PS-84 Dadu-II PS-85 Dadu-III PS-86 Dadu-IV
Malir District	PS-87 Karachi Malir-I PS-88 Karachi Malir-II PS-89 Karachi Malir-III PS-90 Karachi Malir-IV PS-91 Karachi Malir-V
Korangi District	PS-92 Karachi Korangi-I PS-93 Karachi Korangi-II PS-94 Karachi Korangi-III PS-95 Karachi Korangi-IV PS-96 Karachi Korangi-V PS-97 Karachi Korangi-VI PS-98 Karachi Korangi-VII
Karachi East District	PS-99 Karachi East-I PS-100 Karachi East-II PS-101 Karachi East-III PS-102 Karachi East-IV PS-103 Karachi East-V PS-104 Karachi East-VI PS-105 Karachi East-VII PS-106 Karachi East-VIII
Karachi South District	PS-107 Karachi South-I PS-108 Karachi South-II PS-109 Karachi South-III PS-110 Karachi South-IV PS-111 Karachi South-V
Keamari District	PS-112 Karachi Keamari-I PS-113 Karachi Keamari-II PS-114 Karachi Keamari-III PS-115 Karachi Keamari-IV PS-116 Karachi Keamari-V
Karachi West District	PS-117 Karachi West-I PS-118 Karachi West-II PS-119 Karachi West-III PS-120 Karachi West-IV PS-121 Karachi West-V PS-122 Karachi West-VI
Karachi Central District	PS-123 Karachi Central-I PS-124 Karachi Central-II PS-125 Karachi Central-III PS-126 Karachi Central-IV PS-127 Karachi Central-V PS-128 Karachi Central-VI PS-129 Karachi Central-VII PS-130 Karachi Central-VIII
Women Reserved	PSW-132 PSW-133 PSW-134 PSW-135 PSW-136 PSW-137 PSW-138 PSW-139 PSW-140 PSW-141 PSW-142 PSW-143 PSW-144 PSW-145 PSW-146 PSW-147 PSW-148 PSW-149 PSW-150 PSW-151 PSW-152 PSW-153 PSW-154 PSW-155 PSW-156 PSW-157 PSW-158 PSW-159
Non-Muslim Reserved	RSM-160 RSM-161 RSM-162 RSM-163 RSM-164 RSM-165 RSM-166 RSM-167 RSM-168
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