NA-196 Qambar Shahdadkot-I () is a newly-created constituency for the
National Assembly
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of
Pakistan
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. It mainly comprises the Qubo Saeed Khan Taluka,
Shahdadkot Taluka,
Sijawal Junejo Taluka, and
Miro Khan Taluka. It was created in the 2018 delimitation after the constituency overlapping between
Qambar Shahdadkot District
Qambar Shahdadkot District (, ) is a district of Sindh, Pakistan, originally named after Shahdad Khan Khuhawar, the official founder. District Qambar Shahdadkot, with headquarters at Qambar,was established on 13 December 2004.
Taluka Qambar and ...
and
Larkana District
Larkana District ( Sindhi: لاڙڪاڻو ضلعو; ) is a district of the Sindh province of Pakistan. Its largest city is Larkana, which sits on the banks of the Indus River. It is the home district of the politically influential Bhutto famil ...
was ended.
Assembly Segments
Election 2018
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
Election 2024
General elections were held on 8 February 2024.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (born 21 September 1988) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 37th Minister of Foreign Affairs, in office from 27 April 2022 to 10 August 2023. He became the chairman of Pakistan People's Party in 2007 following ...
, the chairman of the
Pakistan People's Party
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a centre-left political position, it is cu ...
(PPP) won the election with 85,370 votes, but decided to vacate it in favour of
NA-194 Larkana-I
NA-194 Larkana-I () is a National Assembly of Pakistan constituency. It mainly comprises the Ratodero Taluka and some areas of the Larkana Taluka, which includes a portion of the city of Larkana. It was created in the 2018 delimitation after th ...
.
By-election 2024
A by-election was held on 21 April 2024.
Khursheed Ahmed Junejo
Khursheed Ahmed Junejo is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since April 2024 and previously served in this position from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously he was a member of the Provincial ...
won the election with 91,581 votes.
See also
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NA-195 Larkana-II
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NA-197 Qambar Shahdadkot-II
References
Qambar Shahdadkot
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