NA-247 Karachi Central-I
NA-247 Karachi Central-I (این اے-247، کراچی وسطی-1) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan that encompasses most of New Karachi.[2][3]
| NA-247 Karachi Central-I | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Region | New Karachi Town (partly) of Karachi Central District in Karachi |
| Electorate | 451,867 [1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan |
| Member(s) | Khawaja Izharul Hassan |
| Created from | NA-244 Karachi-VI |
Members of Parliament
2018-2023: NA-253 Karachi Central-I
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Usama Qadri | MQM-P | |
2024-present: NA-247 Karachi Central-I
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Khawaja Izharul Hassan | MQM-P | |
Election 2002
General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002.Syed Haider Abbas Rizvi of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 54,101 votes.[4]
Election 2008
General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Sheikh Salahuddin of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 174,044 votes.[5]
Election 2013
General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Sheikh Salahuddin of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 133,885 votes and became the member of National Assembly.[6]
Election 2018
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MQM-P | Usama Qadri | 52,426 | 34.48 | ||
| PTI | Muhammad Ashraf Jabbar | 39,145 | 25.75 | ||
| TLP | Mufti Muhammad Amjad Ali Qadri | 24,794 | 16.31 | ||
| PSP | Syed Mustafa Kamal | 12,891 | 8.48 | ||
| MMA | Munim Zafar Khan | 9,357 | 6.15 | ||
| PML(N) | Khalid Mumtaz Advocate | 6,763 | 4.45 | ||
| Others | Others (thirteen candidates) | 6,670 | 4.38 | ||
| Turnout | 154,016 | 38.12 | |||
| Total valid votes | 152,046 | 98.72 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,970 | 1.28 | |||
| Majority | 13,281 | 8.73 | |||
| Registered electors | 404,053 | ||||
| MQM-P† hold | Swing | N/A | |||
†MQM-P is considered heir apparent to MQM
Election 2024
General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Khawaja Izharul Hassan won the election with 65,050 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MQM-P | Khawaja Izharul Hassan | 65,050 | 34.69 | 0.21 | |
| Independent | Syed Abbas Husnain[lower-alpha 1] | 52,058 | 27.85 | 2.10 | |
| JI | Monem Zafar Khan | 23,863 | 12.76 | N/A | |
| TLP | Muhammad Farooq | 14,863 | 7.95 | 8.36 | |
| Independent | Syed Muhammad Asif Raza | 10,323 | 5.52 | N/A | |
| PPP | Sheikh Muhammad Maaz Feroz | 6,355 | 3.40 | 1.25 | |
| Others | Others (twenty one candidates) | 14,468 | 7.74 | ||
| Turnout | 190,115 | 43.51 | 5.39 | ||
| Total valid votes | 186,953 | 98.34 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 3,162 | 1.66 | |||
| Majority | 12,992 | 6.95 | |||
| Registered electors | 436,934 | ||||
| MQM-P hold | |||||
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 2024-01-06.
- "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- "Delimitation". Election Commission of Pakistan. 2018.
- "Election Result NA-244 Karachi-VI Sindh - Pakistan Election 2013 - geo.tv". election2013.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Geo.tv: Latest News Breaking Pakistan, World, Live Videos". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "National Assembly of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
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