| 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 |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | MQM-P |
| Member(s) | Ahmed Salim Siddiqui |
| Created from | NA-247 Karachi-IX |
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NA-249 Karachi Central-III (این اے-249, کراچی وسطی-3) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.
Area
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.
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.
Members of Parliament
2018–2023: NA-255 Karachi Central-III
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | MQM-P | |
2024–present: NA-249 Karachi Central-III
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ahmed Salim Siddiqui | MQM-P | |
Election 2002
General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Israr-Ul-Ebad Khan of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 51,564 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MQM | Israr-Ul-Ebad Khan | 51,564 | 59.20 | ||
| MMA | Muhammad Taqi | 26,526 | 30.46 | ||
| PPP | Syed Masood Hussain | 3,581 | 4.11 | ||
| PST | Mohammad Farhat Hussain Saddqui | 3,559 | 4.09 | ||
| Others | Others (six candidates) | 1,869 | 2.14 | ||
| Turnout | 88,302 | 36.34 | |||
| Total valid votes | 87,099 | 98.64 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,203 | 1.36 | |||
| Majority | 25,038 | 28.74 | |||
| Registered electors | 243,006 | ||||
| MQM hold | |||||
Election 2008
General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Dr. Nadeem Ehsan of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won his seat and became member of National Assembly.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MQM | Dr. Nadeem Ehsan | 168,007 | 91.95 | ||
| PPP | Saathi Ishaque | 13,963 | 7.64 | ||
| Others | Others (three candidates) | 744 | 0.41 | ||
| Turnout | 184,035 | 60.65 | |||
| Total valid votes | 182,714 | 99.28 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,321 | 0.72 | |||
| Majority | 154,044 | 84.31 | |||
| Registered electors | 303,455 | ||||
| MQM hold | |||||
Election 2013
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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MQM | Sufiyan Yousuf | 126,263 | 74.66 | ||
| PTI | Rashid Siddiqui | 35,349 | 20.90 | ||
| Others | Others (ten candidates) | 7,500 | 4.44 | ||
| Turnout | 174,049 | 57.30 | |||
| Total valid votes | 169,112 | 97.16 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4,937 | 2.84 | |||
| Majority | 90,914 | 53.76 | |||
| Registered electors | 303,774 | ||||
| MQM hold | |||||
Election 2018
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
General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Ahmed Salim Siddiqui won the election with 77,529 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MQM-P | Ahmed Salim Siddiqui | 77,529 | 38.68 | 3.96 | |
| Independent | Uzair Ali Khan | 51,152 | 25.52 | 3.71 | |
| JI | Mian Muslim Pervaiz | 27,205 | 13.57 | N/A | |
| Independent | Muhammad Zahid Qureshi | 15,764 | 7.86 | N/A | |
| TLP | Hafiz Muhammad Hamid Mehmood Kagani | 9,494 | 4.74 | 7.62 | |
| PPP | Abdul Waheed | 7,502 | 3.74 | 0.97 | |
| Others | Others (twenty one candidates) | 11,787 | 5.88 | ||
| Turnout | 203,169 | 36.63 | 1.28 | ||
| Total valid votes | 200,433 | 98.65 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,736 | 1.35 | |||
| Majority | 26,377 | 13.16 | |||
| Registered electors | 554,641 | ||||
| MQM-P hold | |||||
See also
Notes
- ^ Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed him to run as an Independent
References
- ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "In NA-255, past winners may get a run for their money". The Express Tribune. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "NA-255 Karachi: The issues and expectations of constituents". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Election Result NA-247 Karachi-IX Sindh | Pakistan Election 2013 - geo.tv". Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "KARACHI: MQM major election winner in city, PPP distant second". DAWN.COM. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk. Archived 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
- Election result's official website
