NA-247 (Karachi South-II)

NA-247 (Karachi South-II) (Urdu: این اے-۲۴۷، کراچی جنوب -١١‎) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan that encompasses much of South Karachi.

Area

The constituency is composed of the South Karachi localities of Aram Bagh, Civil Line, Clifton, Defence, Gizri, Mithadar, Kharadar, Nanak Wara, part of Ranchore Line, india, Saddar, and Serai Quarter.[1][2]

Members of Parliament

Since 2018: NA-248hj (Karachi South-II)
ElectionMemberParty
2018Arif Alvi PTI
By-election 2018Aftab Siddiqui PTI

Election 2002
Further information: Pakistani general election, 2002

General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Abdul Sattar Afghani of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal won by 24,462 votes.[3]

Election 2008
Further information: Pakistani general election, 2008

The result of the 2008 general election in this constituency is given below.

Result

Khushbakhat Shujaat of MQM succeeded in the election 2008 and became the member of National Assembly with 52,045 votes, followed by Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig of PPP, who secured 44,412 votes.[4]

Contesting candidates Party affiliation Votes polled
Khushbakhat Shujaat Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan 52045
Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians 44412
Saleem Zia Pakistan Muslim League (N) 3485
Captain Haleem Ahmed Siddiqui Independent 1333
Muhammad Farooq Bangsh Awami National Party 89
Muhammad Hanif Sunni Tehreek 73
Khurram Muhammad Qamar Pakistan Qaumi League 72
Muhammad Ejaz Alam Independent 72
Javaid Ahmed Chhatari Advocate Independent 56
Begum Salma Ahmed Independent 44
Tahir Khan Independent 34
Abdul Wahab Baloch Advocate Sindh United Party 21

Election 2013
Further information: Pakistani general election, 2013

Dr. Dr. Arif Alvi of PTI won the 2013 elections with a total of 76,305 votes. The elections were held on 11 May but there were abundant reports of election irregularities[5] which resulted in the Election Commission of Pakistan declaring a re-polling a week later on 19 May 2013 in 42 polling stations out of a total of 186. Alvi was declared the winner with 76,305 votes, followed by Khushbakht Shujaat of MQM at 28,374, and then Naimatullah Khan belonging to Jamaat-e-Islami, who received 11,149 votes. Jamaat-e-Islami boycotted the elections on the afternoon of 11 May (election day), citing massive election rigging in Karachi and Hyderabad.[6]

On 18 May, a day before the re-polling, PTI leader Zahra Shahid Hussain was assassinated outside her house.[7] The entire week, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) had been appealing to the Election Commission of Pakistan to hold elections throughout the NA-250 constituency, but their appeal was rejected. Ultimately MQM chose to boycott the re-polling of 42 polling stations in NA-250 on 19 May. Alvi of PTI was declared as a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-250 Constituency of Karachi.

  • A female voter casts her ballot in a polling station in NA-250.

Result

Dr. Arif Alvi of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was declared the winner with 76,305 votes, followed by Khushbakht Shujaat of MQM at 28,374, and Naimatullah Khan of Jamaat-e-Islami, who received 11,149 votes.[8]

Contesting candidates Party affiliation Votes polled
Arif ur Rehman Alvi Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 76305
Khushbakht Shujat Muttahidda Qaumi Movement 28374
Mr. Naimatullah Khan Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan 11149
Muhammad Rashid Hussain Rabani Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians 4556
Muhammad Abdullah Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam (F) 747
Syed Muhammad Hanif Awami National Party 701
Saleem Zia Independent 658
Syed Ali Hussain Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen Pakistan 429
Muhammad Kamran Khan Independent 254
Muhammad Jibran Nasir Independent 253
Zafar Iqbal Independent 135
Muhammad Arif Mansoori Pakistan Sunni Tehreek 133
Khan Amanullah Khan Pakistan Muslim League 112
Molvi Muhammad Iqbal Haider Advocate Independent 95
Mehfooz Yar Khan Independent 73
Muhammad Qaseem Independent 62
Saman Sultana Jafri Independent 51
Raja Arif Sultan Minhas Independent 36
Arshad Lal Junejo Independent 36
Dr Jehanzeb Mughal Independent 32
Muhammad Usman Sorthia Independent 22
Malik Shamriz Awan All Pakistan Muslim League 21
Ghulam Muhammad Banglani Independent 21
Sardar Muhammad Iqbal Independent 16
Javed Ahmed Chhatari Independent 14
Muhammad Shafiq Independent 13
Wasim Ahmed Independent 11
Abdul Hamid Yousufi Independent 11
Mahmood Hussain Qureshi Independent 10
Ghulam Muhammad Khan Independent 10
Abdul Hakeem Independent 3
Ikhtiar Ali Channa Independent 1

Election 2018
Further information: Pakistani general election, 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Arif Alvi won the election but vacated the constituency as he was elected 13th President of Pakistan.

General election 2018: NA-247 (Karachi South-II)[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Arif Alvi 91,020 42.05
TLP Syed Zaman Ali Shah Jaffery 24,680 11.40
MQM-P Farooq Sattar 24,146 11.16
MMA Muhammad Hussain Mahenti 22,780 10.52
PPP Abdul Aziz Memon 19,552 9.03
PML(N) Afnanullah Khan 18,130 8.38
Others Others (seventeen candidates) 16,138 7.46
Turnout 219,037 40.27
Total valid votes 216,446 98.82
Rejected ballots 2,591 1.18
Majority 66,340 30.65
Registered electors 543,964
PTI hold Swing N/A

By-election 2018
Further information: Pakistani by-elections, October 2018

By-elections were held in this constituency on 21 October 2018.[10]

By-election 2018: NA-247 (Karachi South-II)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Aftab Siddiqui 32,456 51.83 9.78
MQM-P Sadiq Iftikhar 14,026 22.40 11.24
PPP Qaiser Khan Nizamani 13,360 21.34 12.31
Others Others (nine candidates) 2,774 4.43
Turnout 63,157 11.56 28.71
Total valid votes 62,616 99.14 0.32
Rejected ballots 541 0.86 0.32
Majority 18,430 29.43 1.22
Registered electors 546,451
PTI hold Swing N/A

See also

References
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  2. "Why does everyone want to win Karachi?". www.geo.tv. 13 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
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  4. "Election result 2008 for NA-250". ECP. Archived from the original on November 15, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  5. "Dr Arif Alvi brings ballot papers to DHA polling stations". Express Tribune. 11 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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  7. "PTI leader Zahra Shahid Hussain shot dead in Karachi". Express Tribune. 18 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
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  9. "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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