HYDERABAD, Dec 17: Following is a district-wise list announced by the Election Commission on Monday of major contestants for the national and provincial assembly seats of the interior of Sindh excluding Karachi.

In Hyderabad, Makhdoom Amin Fahim (PPP), Makhdoom Shahnawaz (PML-N) and Peeral Majidano (PPP-SB) are in the run for NA-218 (Matiari-I) and Makhdoom Jamiluzzaman (PPP), Makhdoom Shahnawaz Qureshi (PML-N) for PS-43; Makhdoom Amin Fahim (PPP), Syed Tamioor Ali Shah Jamote (PML-F) for PS-44.

Syed Tayyab Hussain (MQM), Ali Mohammad Sehto (PPP) are running for NA-219 (Hyderabad-I); Ahmed Ali (PPP), Zubair Ahmed Khan (MQM), Sultan Shaikh (PML-N) for PS-48; Sohail Yusuf Khan (MQM), Abdul Jabbar (PPP) are fighting it out for PS-49.

Salahuddin (MQM), Sahibzada Abul Khair Mohammad Zubair, Sahibzada Shabbir Ansari (PML-N) and Irfan Qureshi (PPP) are running for NA-220 and Mohammad Akram Adil Qureshi (MQM), Abdul Rehman Rajput (PML-Q), A.B. Pasha Qazi (PPP) for PS-45; Syed Waseem Hussain Shah (MQM), Syed Fayyaz Ali Shah (PPP), Sahibzada Shabbir Ansari (PML-N) for PS-46.

Ameer Ali Shah Jamote (PPP), Hussain Shahabuddin Shah (PML), Dr. Mumtaz Ali (MQM), Nawab Arshad Talpur (PML-N) and Taj Mohammad Nahiyoon (MMA) are contesting for NA-221; Jam Khan Shoro (PML), Zahid Ali Bhurgari (PPP), Aziz Soomro (MQM), Ameer Bux Bhambhro (SNP) for PS-47; Mir Sher Mohammad Talpur (PML), Pir Amjad Hussain Shah Jillani (PPP) and Nawab Arshad Ali Talpur (PML-N) for PS-50.

Adeeba Gul Magsi (PML-Q) and Shamshad Sattar Bachani (PPP) are fighting it out for NA-223 (Tando Allahyar-I); Ali Nawaz Shah Rizvi (PPP), Syed Meeral Shah (PML) for PS-51; Dr. Irfan Gul Magsi (PML), Imdad Ali Pitafi (PPP) for PS-52.

In Jamshoro, Nawab Abdul Ghani Talpur (PPP), Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah (Sindh United Party) and Mohammad Javed (MQM) are contesting for NA-231; Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah (SUP), Dr. Sikandar Shoro (PPP), Ali Nawaz Shoro (MQM) for PS-71; Dr Daya Ram (PPP), Roshan Ali Daudani (MQM), Malik Changez (PML) for PS-72; Murad Ali Shah (PPP), Liaquat Ali Jatoi (PML), Abdul Aziz Rajput (PML-N) for PS-73.

In Sanghar, stiff fight is expected between Jam Mashooq Ali, son of Jam Sadiq Ali (PML-F), Din Junejo, son of Shah Nawaz Junejo (former district nazim) for NA-236 Sanghar-III Tando Adam-Shahdadpur; Faqir Jadam Mangrio (PML-F), Gul Junejo (PPP) for NA-234 (Sanghar-I); Ghulam Dastagir Raja alias Nano (PML-F), Sarfaraz Rajar (PPP), Dev Das (MQM) for NA-235 (Sanghar-II); Jam Mashooq Ali (PML-F), Roshan Din Junejo (PPP), Umer Qureshi (MQM) for NA-236 (Sanghar-III).Khalifo Ali Ghulam Nizamani (PML-F), Choudhry Abid Farooq (PPP) and Talib Hussain Arain (MQM) are fighting it out for PS-78 (Sanghar); Rana Abdul Sattar (PML-F) and Abid Rind (PPP) for PS-79 (Sinjhoro); Qazi Shamsuddin Rajar (PML-F), Umer Gul Hingorjo (PPP) for PS-80 (Khipro); Jam Nawaz Ali, Jam Madad Ali (PML-F), Sohrab Khan Mari (PPP) and Dev Das (MQM) for PS-81; Liaquat Ali Mari (PML-F), Fida Hussain Dero (PPP) and Umer Qureshi (MQM) for PS-82 (Tando Adam); Mahi Khan Wassan (PML-F) and Abdul Rehman Thaheem (PPP) for PS-83 (Shahdadpur).

In Thatta, Imtiaz Ahmed Qureshi (PPP), Dr Abdul Wahid Soomro (PPP), Syed Riaz Hussain Shah Shirazi (PML-Q) and Irfan Ali Bikak (MQM) are in the run for NA-237 (Thatta-I); Arbab Wazir Ahmed Memon (PPP), Syed Ayaz Ali Shah Shirazi (PML-Q), Moulana Abdul Ghafoor Qasmi (JUI) and Ms Heer Soho (MQM) for NA-238 (Thatta-II).

Syed Sarfaraz Shah Shirazi (PML-Q), Syed Fayaz Hussain Shah Shirazi (PML-Q), Abdul Jalil Memon (PPP), Abdul Hamid Soomro (PPP), Abdul Hamid Shaikh (MQM) and Moulvi Abdul Wahab (JUI) are contesting for PS-84 (Thatta-I); Dr Dildar Khaskheli (MQM), Heer Soho (MQM), Syed Ayaz Shah, Amir Hyder Shah (PML-Q), Sassui Palijo and Sarmad Palijo (PPP) for PS-85 (Thatta-II); Syed Masood Mustafa Shah (PPP), Shah Hussain Shah (PML-Q), Heer Soho (MQM) and Moulvi Saleh Hadad for PS-86 (Thatta-III).

Ghulam Qadir Malkani (PPP), Mohammad Ali Malkani (PML-Q), Moulana Mohammad Hassan Thaheem (JUI), Aslam Malkani and Zahid Thaheem are running for PS-87 (Thatta-IV); Haji Usman Jalbani (PPP), Dr Dildar Khaskheli (MQM), Karim Dino Shah (PML-Q) are contesting for PS-86 (Thatta-V).

In Khairpur, Syed Javed Ali Shah Jilani (PML-F), Nawab Khan Wassan (PPP), Dr Syed Ali Hyder Shah (PML-N), Syed Mohib Ali Shah (PML-Q), Abdul Qadir Solangi (MQM) and Abdullah Shaikh (JUI) are fighting it out for NA-215 Khairpur-I; Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi (PML-F), Sajid Ali Bhambhan (PPP), Noor Hussain Sakhani (PML-N) and Noor Mohammad Sehto (MQM) for NA-216 Khairpur-II; Pir Fazal Shah Jilani (PPP), Syed Kazim Ali Shah (PML-F), Ghulam Hyder (PML-N), Dr Irshad Bano Shaikh (MQM) for NA-217 Khairpur-III (Gambat, Sobhodero and Kingri).

The president of Sindh chapter of PPP Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Zafar Iqbal Bilal (PML-F), Dr Ali Hyder Shah (PML-N), Nadeem Soomro (MQM) are running for PS-29 (Khairpur-I); Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi (PML-F), Pir Syed Bachal Shah Jilani (PPP), Rahim Dino Jagirani (MQM) for PS-30 (Khairpur-II); Dr Mohammad Rafique Bhambhan (PML-F), Zahid Ali Bhambhan (PPP), Asghar Ali Awan (PML-N), Qamaruddin Sehto (MQM), Asadullah Lashari (SUP) for PS-31 (Khairpur-III); Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi (PML-F), Manzoor Hussain Wassan (PPP), Syed Ali Taqi Shah (PML-N), Hubdar Ali Panhwar (MQM) for PS-32 (Khairpur-IV); Pir Syed Fayaz Shah Jilani (PML-F), Pir Syed Ahmed Raza Shah Jilani (PPP), Zulfiqar Ali Soomro (SUP), Ali Ghulam Shar (MQM) and Allah Wadhayo Bozdar (PML-N) for PS-33 (Khairpur-V); Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh (PML-F), Naeem Ahmed Kharal (PPP), Saadullah Mahessar (PML-N), Izhar Shabbir Mangi (MQM) and Lal Bux Siyal (PML-Q) for PS-34 (Khairpur-VI).

The second and final part of the list will appear in Dec 18 edition of the newspaper.