2013 Sindh provincial election

2013 Sindh provincial election
All 168 seats in the Provincial Assembly of the Sindh ; 85 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	54.62%(11.32%)
	Sindh Assembly Elections result. Expand to original file to view constituency labels.
Chief Minister before election; Qaim Ali Shah ; PPP	Elected Chief Minister; Qaim Ali Shah ; PPP

Last updated November 19, 2024

Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Sindh to elect the members of the 12 Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 11 May 2013, 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.

Background

Prior to this election, the Pakistan Peoples Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement were in a coalition government with each other despite the fact that the PPP had enough seats to be able to form a government by themselves.^[2]

Campaign

Overall, the election campaign for the Pakistan Peoples Party was based mainly on garnering support in Sindh, while the Muttahida Qaumi Movement campaign was mainly based in Karachi.

The Pakistan Peoples Party ran on the platform of praising the nationalisation and welfare programs since they took office in 2008,^[3] although the Muttahida Qaumi Movement campaigned more on the Muhajir Nationalist side.

Results

Following the elections, the party positions in the assembly remained largely the same, with slight changes. 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. Despite significant drops in the percentage vote share, the change in the assembly composition was not visible, and the Pakistan Peoples Party was able to form a government in Sindh for the ninth time in its existence.^[4]

91	51	11	4	4	7
PPP	MQM	PML(F)	PTI	PML(N)	OTH

Division-wise results

Total	130	71	38	7	3	3	5	3
Division	Total seats	PPP	MQM	PML(F)	PTI	PML(N)	IND	Others
Sukkur	19	14	1	2	0	0	0	2
Larkana	18	16	0	2	0	0	0	0
Mirpur Khas	17	13	0	3	0	0	0	1
Hyderabad	34	25	4	0	0	0	5	0
Karachi	42	3	33	0	3	3	0	0

District-wise results

Total		130	71	38	7	3	3	5	3
Division	District	Total seats	PPP	MQM	PML(F)	PTI	PML(N)	IND	Others
Sukkur	Sukkur	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sukkur	Ghotki	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larkana	Shikarpur	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
	Jacobabad	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kashmore	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sukkur	Naushahro Feroz	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
Hyderabad	Nawabshah	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sukkur	Khairpur	6	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
Larkana	Larkana	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larkana	Qambar Shahdadkot	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hyderabad	Matiari	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hyderabad	6	2	4	0	0	0	0	0
	Tando Allahyar	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Tando Muhammad Khan	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Badin	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mirpur Khas	Tharparkar	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Mirpur Khas	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Umerkot	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hyderabad	Jamshoro	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Hyderabad	Dadu	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mirpur Khas	Sanghar	6	3	0	3	0	0	0	0
Hyderabad	Thatta	5	1	0	0	0	0	4	0
Karachi	West	9	0	7	0	1	1	0	0
	Central	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0
	South	6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0
	East	13	0	12	0	0	1	0	0
	Malir	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	0

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References

↑ Election Commission of Pakistan. "GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2013 PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES TURNOUT". Election Commission of Pakistan.
↑ PPP-MQM coalition in Sindh The Free Library. Retrieved 29 March 2014
↑ Central Committee; et al. "PPP's campaign during the 2013 election, its manifesto and policies" (PDF). Pakistan Peoples Party press releases. PPP Public Relations. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
↑ From the Newspaper. "The election score". Dawn News.

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[Election_Commission_of_Pakistan-1] Election Commission of Pakistan. "GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2013 PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES TURNOUT". Election Commission of Pakistan.

[2] PPP-MQM coalition in Sindh The Free Library. Retrieved 29 March 2014

[PPP_Public_Relations_Press_Release-3] Central Committee; et al. "PPP's campaign during the 2013 election, its manifesto and policies" (PDF). Pakistan Peoples Party press releases. PPP Public Relations. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

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

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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
Naushahro Feroze District	PS-32 Naushahro Feroze-I PS-33 Naushahro Feroze-II PS-34 Naushahro Feroze-III PS-35 Naushahro Feroze-IV
Nawabshah District	PS-36 Nawabshah-I PS-37 Nawabshah-II PS-38 Nawabshah-III PS-39 Nawabshah-IV
Sanghar District	PS-40 Sanghar-I PS-41 Sanghar-II PS-42 Sanghar-III PS-43 Sanghar-IV PS-44 Sanghar-V
Mirpur Khas District	PS-45 Mirpur Khas-I PS-46 Mirpur Khas-II PS-47 Mirpur Khas-III PS-48 Mirpur Khas-IV
Umerkot District	PS-49 Umerkot-I PS-50 Umerkot-II PS-51 Umerkot-III
Tharparkar District	PS-52 Tharparkar-I PS-53 Tharparkar-II PS-54 Tharparkar-III PS-55 Tharparkar-IV
Matiari District	PS-56 Matiari-I PS-57 Matiari-II
Tando Allahyar District	PS-58 Tando Allahyar-I PS-59 Tando Allahyar-II
Hyderabad District	PS-60 Hyderabad-I PS-61 Hyderabad-II PS-62 Hyderabad-III PS-63 Hyderabad-IV PS-64 Hyderabad-V PS-65 Hyderabad-VI
Tando Muhammad Khan District	PS-66 Tando Muhammad Khan-I PS-67 Tando Muhammad Khan-II
Badin District	PS-68 Badin-I PS-69 Badin-II PS-70 Badin-III PS-71 Badin-IV PS-72 Badin-V
Sujawal District	PS-73 Sujawal-I PS-74 Sujawal-II
Thatta District	PS-75 Thatta-I PS-76 Thatta-II
Jamshoro District	PS-77 Jamshoro-I PS-78 Jamshoro-II PS-79 Jamshoro-III
Dadu District	PS-80 Dadu-I PS-81 Dadu-II PS-82 Dadu-III PS-83 Dadu-IV
Malir District	PS-84 Karachi Malir-I PS-85 Karachi Malir-II PS-86 Karachi Malir-III PS-87 Karachi Malir-IV PS-88 Karachi Malir-V PS-89 Karachi Malir-VI
Korangi District	PS-90 Karachi Korangi-I PS-91 Karachi Korangi-II PS-92 Karachi Korangi-III PS-93 Karachi Korangi-IV PS-94 Karachi Korangi-V PS-95 Karachi Korangi-VI PS-96 Karachi Korangi-VII
Karachi East District	PS-97 Karachi East-I PS-98 Karachi East-II PS-99 Karachi East-III PS-100 Karachi East-IV PS-101 Karachi East-V PS-102 Karachi East-VI PS-103 Karachi East-VII PS-104 Karachi East-VIII PS-105 Karachi East-IX
Karachi South District	PS-106 Karachi South-I PS-107 Karachi South-II PS-108 Karachi South-III PS-109 Karachi South-IV PS-110 Karachi South-V
Keamari District	PS-111 Karachi Keamari-I PS-112 Karachi Keamari-II PS-113 Karachi Keamari-III PS-114 Karachi Keamari-IV PS-115 Karachi Keamari-V
Karachi West District	PS-116 Karachi West-I PS-117 Karachi West-II PS-118 Karachi West-III PS-119 Karachi West-IV PS-120 Karachi West-V PS-121 Karachi West-VI
Karachi Central District	PS-122 Karachi Central-I PS-123 Karachi Central-II PS-124 Karachi Central-III PS-125 Karachi Central-IV PS-126 Karachi Central-V PS-127 Karachi Central-VI PS-128 Karachi Central-VII PS-129 Karachi Central-VIII PS-130 Karachi Central-IX
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