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NA-249 Karachi Central-III
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	Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan
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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Election 2008

General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Syed Asif Husnain of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won his seat and became member of National Assembly.^[6]

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.^[7]

Election 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-255 (Karachi Central-III)^[8]
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.

General election 2024: NA-249 Karachi Central-III
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	MQM-P	Ahmed Salim Siddiqui	77,529	38.68	3.96
	Independent	Uzair Ali Khan^[a]	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

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

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[Candidate_status-9] Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed him to run as an Independent

[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] "In NA-255, past winners may get a run for their money". The Express Tribune. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

[4] "NA-255 Karachi: The issues and expectations of constituents". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

[5] "Election Result NA-247 Karachi-IX Sindh | Pakistan Election 2013 - geo.tv". Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

[6] "KARACHI: MQM major election winner in city, PPP distant second". DAWN.COM. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

[7] "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2018.

[8] "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 21 October 2018.

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