NA-249 Karachi Central-III
NA-249 Karachi Central-III (این اے-249, کراچی وسطی-3) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.[2]
| NA-249 Karachi Central-III | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Region | Nazimabad Town (partly) and Liaquatabad Town (partly) of Karachi Central District in Karachi |
| Electorate | 548,806 [1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | NA-247 Karachi-IX |
Area edit
This constituency includes neighborhoods of Liaquatabad, named after first Prime Minister of Pakistan Liaquat Ali Khan, and Nazimabad, named after second Prime Minister of Pakistan Khawaja Nazimuddin.[3]
According to statistics, the total population of the area covered in NA-255 is 755,412, and of them, 460,110 are registered voters; 255,753 of total voters in the constituency are male while the constituency has 204,357 female voters.[4]
Members of Parliament edit
2018-2022: NA-255 Karachi Central-III edit
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | MQM-P | |
Election 2002 edit
General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Israr-Ul-Ebad Khan of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 51,564 votes.[5]
Election 2008 edit
General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Syed Asif Husnain of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won his seat and became member of National Assembly.[6]
Election 2013 edit
General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Sufyan Yousuf of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 126,263 votes and became the member of National Assembly.[7]
Election 2018 edit
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MQM-P | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | 59,807 | 34.72 | ||
| PTI | Mahmood Moulvi | 50,352 | 29.23 | ||
| TLP | Muhammad Adeel | 21,289 | 12.36 | ||
| MMA | Muhammad Mustaqeem Qureshi | 11,323 | 6.57 | ||
| PPP | Zafar Ahmed Siddiqui | 8,106 | 4.71 | ||
| PSP | Attaul Mustafa Jameel Rathore | 8,099 | 4.70 | ||
| PML(N) | Nasiruddin Mehmood | 7,608 | 4.42 | ||
| Others | Others (eight candidates) | 5,669 | 3.29 | ||
| Turnout | 174,406 | 37.91 | |||
| Total valid votes | 172,253 | 98.77 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,153 | 1.23 | |||
| Majority | 9,455 | 5.49 | |||
| Registered electors | 460,110 | ||||
| MQM-P† hold | Swing | N/A | |||
†MQM-P is considered heir apparent to MQM
Election 2024 edit
General elections will be held on 8 February 2024.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ "In NA-255, past winners may get a run for their money". The Express Tribune. 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "NA-255 Karachi: The issues and expectations of constituents". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ^ "KARACHI: MQM major election winner in city, PPP distant second". DAWN.COM. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk. from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
External links edit
- 's official website