NA-237 Karachi East-II
NA-237 Karachi East-II (این اے-237، کراچی مشرقی-٢) is a newly-created a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It mainly comprises the Gulshan-e-Iqbal Subdivision, and census charge 12 and 13 of Jamshed Quarters. It was created in the 2018 delimitation from areas of old NA-252 and the section of Gulshan-e-Iqbal in NA-253.[2][3][1]
| NA-237 Karachi East-II | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Region | Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town (partly) and Faisal Cantonment (partly) of Karachi East District in Karachi |
| Electorate | 402,731 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | NA-252 Karachi-XIV NA-253 Karachi-XV[1] |
Area
This constituency consists of Mohammad Ali Society, Dhoraji, Pir Ilahi Buksh Colony, PECHS-II, Bahadurabad, Eissa Nagri, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Patel Para, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Sharafabad and East Garden areas of Karachi East District.[4][1]
Members of Parliament
Since 2018: NA-243 Karachi East-II
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Imran Khan | PTI | |
| By-election 2018 | Alamgir Khan | PTI | |
Election 2018
General elections were held on 25 July 2018. Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan won the election but vacated this constituency and three others in favor of NA-95 (Mianwali-I).[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Imran Khan | 91,373 | 56.05 | ||
| MQM-P | Syed Ali Raza Abidi | 24,082 | 14.77 | ||
| MMA | Muhammad Osama Razi Khan | 16,214 | 9.95 | ||
| PPP | Shehla Raza | 10,633 | 6.52 | ||
| PML(N) | Sheikh Muhammad Shah Jahan | 7,912 | 4.85 | ||
| TLP | Syed Nawazul Huda | 6,489 | 3.98 | ||
| Others | Others (nine candidates) | 6,332 | 3.88 | ||
| Turnout | 165,298 | 41.14 | |||
| Total valid votes | 163,018 | 98.63 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,280 | 1.37 | |||
| Majority | 67,291 | 41.28 | |||
| Registered electors | 401,833 | ||||
| PTI gain from MQM-P | |||||
By-election 2018
By-elections were held in this constituency on 14 October 2018.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Alamgir Khan | 37,035 | 58.82 | 2.77 | |
| MQM-P | Amir Waliuddin Chishti | 15,434 | 24.51 | 9.74 | |
| PPP | Hakim Ali | 6,808 | 10.81 | 4.29 | |
| Others | Others (nineteen candidates) | 3,686 | 5.86 | ||
| Turnout | 63,252 | 15.71 | 25.43 | ||
| Total valid votes | 62,963 | 99.54 | 0.91 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 289 | 0.46 | 0.91 | ||
| Majority | 21,601 | 34.31 | 6.97 | ||
| Registered electors | 402,731 | ||||
| PTI hold | Swing | 3.49 | |||
See also
References
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