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NA-248 Karachi Central-II
Constituency
for the National Assembly of Pakistan
RegionGulberg Town, New Karachi Town (partly) and Liaquatabad Town (partly) of Karachi Central District in Karachi
Electorate590,713 [1]
Current constituency
PartyMQM-P
Member(s)Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui
Created fromNA-246 Karachi-VIII

NA-248 Karachi Central-II ( این اے-248، کراچی وسطی-2) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.[2]

Area

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The constituency includes the areas of Bandhani Colony, Godhra Camp, Al Azam Square, Gabol Colony, Sharifabad, Timber Market, Hussainabad, Sohrab Goth, Azizabad, Al Noor Society, Aga Khan University Hospital, Samanabad, Gulberg, Ancholi, Water Pump, Gulshan-e-Ameen, and Yousuf Plaza.[3]

Members of Parliament

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2002–2018: NA-246 Karachi-VIII

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Election Member Party
2002 Haji Aziz Ullah MQM
2008 Sufiyan Yousuf MQM
2013 Nabil Gabol MQM
2015 Kunwar Naveed Jamil MQM

2018–2023: NA-254 Karachi Central-II

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Election Member Party
2018 Muhammad Aslam Khan PTI

2024–present: NA-248 Karachi Central-II

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Election Member Party
2024 Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui MQM–P

Election 2002

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Further information: Pakistani general election, 2002

General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Haji Aziz Ullah of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 53,134 votes.[4]

General election 2002: NA-246 Karachi Central-VIII
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MQM Aziz Ullah 53,134 54.71
MMA Rashid Naseem 32,879 33.85
PST Altaf Hussain Qadri Babi 3,840 3.95
PPP Khalid Ali Shanshah 3,075 3.17
PML(Q) Naisra Athar 2,322 2.39
Others Others (five candidates) 1,878 1.93
Turnout 97,965 37.43
Total valid votes 97,128 99.15
Rejected ballots 837 0.85
Majority 20,255 20.86
Registered electors 261,736
MQM hold

Election 2008

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Further information: Pakistani general election, 2008

General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Sufiyan Yousuf of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 186,993 votes.[5]

General election 2008: NA-246 Karachi Central-VIII
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MQM Sufiyan Yousuf 186,933 96.22
PPP Sohail Ansari 6,741 3.47
Independent Saifullah 604 0.31
Turnout 195,559 63.07
Total valid votes 194,278 99.35
Rejected ballots 1,281 0.65
Majority 180,192 92.75
Registered electors 310,045
MQM hold

Election 2013

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Further information: Pakistani general election, 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Nabeel Gabol of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 137,874 votes and became the member of National Assembly.[6]

General election 2013: NA-246 Karachi Central-VIII
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MQM Nabil Gabol 137,874 73.99
PTI Amir Sharjeel 31,875 17.10
JI Rashid Naseem 10,321 5.54
Others Others (six candidates) 6,285 3.37
Turnout 202,301 56.54
Total valid votes 186,355 92.12
Rejected ballots 15,946 7.88
Majority 105,999 56.89
Registered electors 357,781
MQM hold

By-election 2015

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A by-election was held on 23 April 2015 due to the resignation of Nabeel Gabol, the previous MNA from this seat. Kanwar Naveed Jamil of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 95,644 votes while Imran Ismail of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was in second place with 35,546 votes.

By-election 2015: NA-246 Karachi Central-VIII
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MQM Kunwar Naveed Jamil 95,644 73.41
PTI Imran Ismail 24,821 19.05
JI Rashid Naseem 9,056 6.95
Others Others (twelve candidates) 774 0.59
Turnout 131,424 36.73
Total valid votes 130,295 99.14
Rejected ballots 1,129 0.86
Majority 70,823 54.36
Registered electors 357,801
MQM hold

Election 2018

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Further information: Pakistani general election, 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-254 Karachi Central-II [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Muhammad Aslam Khan 75,702 38.61
MQM-P Sheikh Salahuddin 48,813 24.90
TLP Mufti Ateeq Ahmed Ismail Zai 28,546 14.56
MMA Rashid Naseem 26,373 13.45
Others Others (twelve candidates) 16,629 8.48
Turnout 198,897 39.20
Total valid votes 196,063 98.58
Rejected ballots 2,834 1.42
Majority 26,889 13.71
Registered electors 507,438
PTI gain from MQM-P

Election 2024

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Further information: Pakistani general election, 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui won the election with 103,082 votes.

General election 2024: NA-248 Karachi Central-II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MQM-P Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui 103,082 38.87 Increase13.97
Independent Arslan Khalid[a] 86,342 32.56 Decrease6.05
JI Muhammad Babar Khan 38,881 14.66 N/A
TLP Muhammad Amjad Ali 13,134 4.95 Decrease9.61
PPP Muhammad Hassan Khan 5,448 2.05 Increase0.31
Others Others (twenty nine candidates) 18,306 6.90
Turnout 266,077 44.36 Increase5.16
Total valid votes 265,193 99.67
Rejected ballots 884 0.33
Majority 17,460 6.58
Registered electors 599,811
MQM-P gain from PTI

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed him to run as an Independent

References

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  1. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  3. ^ "As the kite struggles to soar, other parties try to gain space in NA-254 - The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 22 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Election Result NA-246 Karachi-VIII Sindh | Pakistan Election 2013 - geo.tv". Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Geo.tv: Latest News Breaking Pakistan, World, Live Videos". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  6. ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  7. ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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