Syed Ali Mardan Shah (10 January 1957 – 19 January 2020) was a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the

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from 1988 until his death on 19 January 2020.

Early life

He was born on 10 January 1957 in Umerkot District. He had a Bachelor of Arts degree from Allama Iqbal Open University in Islamabad. He died on 19 January 2020 due to cardiac arrest.

Political career

He was elected to the

as an independent candidate from Constituency PS-53 (Tharparkar-IV) in

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. He received 18,046 votes and defeated

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. He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance from Constituency PS-53 (Tharparkar-IV) in

1990 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 24 October 1990 to elect the members of the National Assembly. The elections were primarily a contest between the People's Democratic Alliance (PDA, a four party alliance led by the ruling Pakistan Pe ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 13,607 votes and lost the seat to Muzaffar Hussain Shah. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the

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as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-175 (Tharparkar-II) but was unsuccessful. He received 814 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Khan Junejo. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of

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(PPP) from Constituency PS-53 (Umerkot-II) in

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. He received 19,947 votes and defeated ex CM sindh Muzaffar Hussain Shah. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-175 (Mirpurkhas-cum-Umerkot) but was unsuccessful. He received 150 votes and lost the seat to

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. He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-53 (Umerkot-II) in

1997 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 3 February 1997 to elect the members of National Assembly. The elections were a fierce contest between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by pre-election Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the Pakistan Mus ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 12,302 votes and lost the seat to Muzaffar Hussain Shah. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-70 (Mirpurkhas-VII) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 26,643 votes and defeated Muzaffar Hussain Shah. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-228 (Mirpurkhas-III) but was unsuccessful. He received 2,107 votes and lost the seat to Nawab Muhammad Yousuf. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-70 (Umerkot-II) in

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. He received 41,728 votes and defeated Rajveer Singh, a candidate of

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(PML-F). In the same election, he ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-228 (Umerkot) as an independent candidate but was unsuccessful. He received 27 votes and lost the seat to Nawab Muhammad Yousuf. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-70 (Umerkot-II) in

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. He received 44,934 votes and defeated Muhammad Qasim, a candidate of PML-F. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-228 (Umerkot) but was unsuccessful. He received 71 votes and lost the seat to Nawab Muhammad Yousuf. He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-52 (Umerkot-II) in

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. and defeated another Ex CM Sindh Arbab Ghulam Raheem with lead of over 22 thousand votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Ali Mardan 1957 births 2020 deaths People from Umerkot District Pakistan People's Party MPAs (Sindh) Sindh MPAs 1988–1990 Sindh MPAs 1993–1996 Sindh MPAs 2002–2007 Sindh MPAs 2008–2013 Sindh MPAs 2013–2018 Sindh MPAs 2018–2023