NA-240 Karachi South-II
| NA-240 Karachi South-II | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
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| Region | Lyari Town (partly), Garden Town and Aram Bagh Town (partly) of Karachi South in Karachi |
| Electorate | 385,971 [1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2002 |
| Party | PTI |
| Member(s) | Ramzan Ghanchi |
NA-240 Karachi South-II (این اے-240، کراچی جنوبی -2) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It mainly comprised the historic Saddar Town neighborhood of Karachi. After the 2018 delimitations, its areas have been divided among the constituencies of NA-246 (Karachi South-I) and NA-247 (Karachi South-II), with NA-247 getting the larger piece. The Garden Subdivision was equally distributed between the two. After 2023 Delimitations This constituency revived.[2]
Election of 2002
[edit]General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Aamir Liaquat Hussain of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 30,458 votes.[3]
Election of 2008
[edit]General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Farooq Sattar of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 103,846 votes.[4]
Election of 2013
[edit]General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Farooq Sattar of Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London won by 109,952 votes and became the member of National Assembly.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MQM | Farooq Sattar | 109,952 | 59.29 | ||
| PPP | Abdul Aziz Memon | 64,974 | 35.03 | ||
| JUI (F) | Muhammad Owais Siddiqui | 7,647 | 4.12 | ||
| Others | Others (seven candidates) | 2,884 | 1.56 | ||
| Turnout | 188,091 | 61.76 | |||
| Total valid votes | 185,457 | 98.60 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,634 | 1.40 | |||
| Majority | 44,978 | 24.26 | |||
| Registered electors | 304,528 | ||||
| MQM hold | |||||
Election 2024
[edit]General elections were held on 8 February 2024 and Arshad Abdullah Vohra of Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan won by 30,573 votes and became a member of the National Assembly.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MQM-P | Arshad Abdullah Vohra | 30,573 | 26.59 | ||
| Independent | Ramzan Ghanchi[a] | 27,318 | 23.76 | ||
| TLP | Syed Zaman Ali Jafri | 17,091 | 14.86 | ||
| PPP | Saleem Mandviwalla | 17,025 | 14.81 | ||
| JI | Syed Abdul Rasheed | 16,128 | 14.03 | ||
| Others | Others (fourteen candidates) | 6,847 | 5.95 | ||
| Turnout | 116,654 | 30.22 | |||
| Total valid votes | 114,982 | 98.57 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,672 | 1.43 | |||
| Majority | 3,255 | 2.83 | |||
| Registered electors | 385,971 | ||||
| MQM-P win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed him to run as an Independent
References
[edit]- ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ Final List of National Assembly Constituencies (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. 2018. pp. 68–69.
- ^ "Election Result NA-249 Karachi-XI Sindh | Pakistan Election 2013 - geo.tv". Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Election 2008". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan".
External links
[edit]- Election result's official website
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