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All 168 seats in the Provincial Assembly 85 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||
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Map of Sindh showing Assembly Constituencies and winning Parties | ||||||||||||||||
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Provincial elections were held in Sindh on 10 October 2002 to elect the Provincial Assembly. The elections were held under the military government of General Pervez Musharraf. [1]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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General | ||||||||
Pakistan Peoples Party | 2,115,472 | 35.04 | 51 | |||||
Muttahida Qaumi Movement | 898,733 | 14.88 | 32 | |||||
National Alliance | 718,424 | 11.90 | 12 | |||||
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | 620,296 | 10.27 | 8 | |||||
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | 543,590 | 9.00 | 11 | |||||
Pakistan Muslim League (F) | 449,521 | 7.44 | 10 | |||||
Muhajir Qaumi Movement – Haqiqi | 58,495 | 0.97 | 1 | |||||
Other parties | 278,007 | 4.60 | 0 | |||||
Independents | 355,433 | 5.89 | 5 | |||||
Total | 6,037,971 | 100.00 | 130 | |||||
Source: Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) |
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