NA-246 Karachi West-III

NA-246 Karachi West-III
NA-246 Karachi West-III
Constituency; for the National Assembly of Pakistan
Region	Mominabad Town (partly) of Karachi West District in Karachi
Electorate	423,861
Current constituency
Party	MQM-P
Member(s)	Syed Aminul Haque
Created from	NA-242 Karachi-IV

NA-246 Karachi West-III (این اے-246،کراچی مغربی-3) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan that encompasses Orangi.

Areas

Mominabad sub-divisions

Gulshan-e-Bahar (Sectors 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
Ansari Mohalla
Azizabad Orangi
Chishti Nagar
Dawood Goth
Faqeer Colony
Fareed Colony
German School^{[further explanation needed]}
Ghaziabad Orangi
Gulshan-e-Zia
Hanifabad
Islam Chowk
Johar Chowk
Khairabad Orangi
Mansoor Nagar
Mominabad
Muhajir Chowk
Qaimkhani Colony
Raees Amrohi Colony
Rahim Shah Colony
Sabri Chowk
Yaqoob Abad

Members of Parliament

2018–2023: NA-251 Karachi West-IV

Election		Member	Party
	2018	Syed Aminul Haque	MQM-P

2024–present: NA-246 Karachi West-III

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Syed Aminul Haque	MQM-P

Election 2002

General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Muhammad Abdul Rauf Siddiqui of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 62,690 votes.^[2]

Election 2008

General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Dr Abdul Qadir Khanzada of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 147,892 votes.^[3]

General election 2008: NA-242 Karachi West-IV
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	MQM	Abdul Kadir Khanzada	147,892	83.54
	PPP	Muhammad Afaque Khan Alias Shahid	27,294	15.42
	Others	Others (four candidates)	1,844	1.04
Turnout			178,842	60.25
Total valid votes			177,030	98.99
Rejected ballots			1,812	1.01
Majority			120,598	68.12
Registered electors			296,822
	MQM hold

Election 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Mehboob Alam of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 166,836 votes and became the member of National Assembly.^[4]

General election 2013: NA-242 Karachi West-IV
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	MQM	Mehboob Alam	166,836	84.14
	PTI	Akram Khan	10,889	5.49
	PML(N)	Najeeb Ullah Khan Niazi	9,462	4.77
	JI	Taj Muhammad Khan	5,155	2.60
	Others	Others (five candidates)	5,946	3.00
Turnout			201,763	65.57
Total valid votes			198,288	98.28
Rejected ballots			3,475	1.72
Majority			155,947	78.65
Registered electors			307,684
	MQM hold

Election 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-251 Karachi West-IV ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	MQM-P	Syed Aminul Haque	56,888	32.62
	PTI	Muhammad Aslam	33,462	19.19
	TLP	Muhammad Mumtaz Hussain Ansari	30,524	17.50
	MMA	Muhammad Laeeq Khan	21,812	12.51
	PPP	Muhammad Jameel Zia	9,616	5.51
	PML(N)	Fahad Shafiq	8,160	4.68
	PSP	Muhammad Nehal Malik	5,653	3.24
	APML	Sohail Khan	2,730	1.57
	AAT	Iqra Muzamil	2,023	1.16
	PMA	Naeemullah	1,974	1.13
	Others	Others (three candidates)	1,562	0.89
Turnout			177,729	43.81
Total valid votes			174,404	98.13
Rejected ballots			3,325	1.87
Majority			23,426	13.43
Registered electors			405,652
	MQM-P^† hold		Swing	N/A

^†MQM-P is considered heir apparent to MQM

Election 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Syed Aminul Haque won the election with 74,177 votes.

General election 2024: NA-246 Karachi West-III
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	MQM-P	Syed Aminul Haque	74,177	40.37	7.75
	JI	Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman	32,011	17.42	1,19
	Independent	Malik Muhammad Arif Awan^[a]	29,159	15.87	3.32
	TLP	Muhammad Ali	18,279	9.95	7.55
	Independent	Syed Muhammad Asif Raza	10,323	5.62	N/A
	PPP	Waseem Akhter	7,964	4.33	1.18
	Others	Others (nineteen candidates)	22,142	12.05
Turnout			186,479	44.00	0.19
Total valid votes			183,732	98.53
Rejected ballots			2,747	1.47
Majority			42,166	22.95	9.52
Registered electors			423,861
	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.
^ "Election Result NA-242 Karachi-IV Sindh | Pakistan Election 2013 - geo.tv". Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
^ "Geo.tv: Latest News Breaking Pakistan, World, Live Videos". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
^ Election Commission of Pakistan. "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

External links

Election result's official website

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[Candidate_status-6] 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] "Election Result NA-242 Karachi-IV Sindh | Pakistan Election 2013 - geo.tv". Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

[3] "Geo.tv: Latest News Breaking Pakistan, World, Live Videos". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

[4] "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.

[5] Election Commission of Pakistan. "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

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