NA-244 (Karachi East-III)
NA-244 (Karachi East-III) (Urdu: ۱این اے-۲۴۴، کراچی-۳) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.
| NA-244 (Karachi East-III) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Region | Karachi District |
| Electorate | 407,363 |
| Current constituency | |
| Member(s) | Ali Haider Zaidi |
| Created from | NA-251 (Karachi-XIII) |
Area
The constituency primarily consists of Faisal Cantonment, Defence View, Kashmir Colony, Akhtar Colony, Manzoor Colony, Azam Basti, Chanesar Goth, Mehmoodabad, Baloch Colony, Dhoraji Colony, Ferozabad, Hill Park, Muhammad Ali Society, Naval Colony, Karsaz, KDA Scheme, Gulistan-e-Johar and Pehlwan Goth.[1]
Members of Parliament
Since 2018: NA-244 (Karachi East-III)
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ali Haider Zaidi | PTI | |
Election 2002
General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Syeed Safwanullah of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 23,856 votes.[2]
Election 2008
General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Waseem Akhtar of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 83,537 votes.[3]
Election 2013
General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Syed Ali Raza Abidi of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 81,603 votes and became the member of National Assembly.[4]
Election 2018
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Ali Haider Zaidi | 69,475 | 40.70 | ||
| PML(N) | Miftah Ismail | 31,247 | 18.30 | ||
| MQM-P | Rauf Siddiqui | 19,527 | 11.44 | ||
| MMA | Zahid Saeed | 17,894 | 10.48 | ||
| PPP | Mian Waqar Akhtar Paganwala | 14,745 | 8.64 | ||
| TLP | Yashaullah Khan Afghan | 9,273 | 5.43 | ||
| Others | Others (fifteen candidates) | 5,834 | 3.42 | ||
| Turnout | 170,711 | 41.91 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,716 | 1.59 | |||
| Majority | 38,228 | 22.40 | |||
| Registered electors | 407,363 | ||||
| PTI gain from MQM | |||||
References
- "Another stronghold MQM-P struggles to retain - Daily Times". dailytimes.com.pk. 22 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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- "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. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.