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The provincial Assembly seat PS 74 Sujawal-II comprising Jati and Shabunder Talukas of district Sujawal has remained stronghold of Malkani family since 1964 when Mamoon Khan Malkani won election by defeating Seth Motan Khoja from a very narrow margin and got himself included among those 80,000 basic democrats who voted in favor of General Ayub Khan and he became the second President of Pakistan.
Malkanis since then have played a vital role in the politics of coastal constituencies by supporting democracy as well as dictatorial regimes. They supported Nawaz Sharif and were also seen shaking hands with Parvez Musharaf during general elections of 2002.
Chieftain of Malkani clan Raees Ghulam Qadir Makani remained a bitter opponent and arch rival of Pakistan People's Party in Sujawal and made things tough for PPP workers and supporters during the general elections of...