NA-241 (Karachi South-II) () is a constituency for the
National Assembly
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of
Pakistan
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that encompasses much of South
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...
.
Area
The constituency is composed of the
South Karachi localities of
Aram Bagh,
Civil Line
Civil Lines ( ur, سول لاینز ) is an upmarket neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan that was where much of Karachi's British officials and local elite resided during the colonial era. Numerous buildings of architectural significance are loca ...
,
Clifton,
Defence
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* Defense indus ...
,
Gizri
Gizri is one of the neighborhoods of Clifton Cantonment in the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. One of the oldest neighborhoods of Karachi was considered as Fishermen Village. There's still a small number of fisher live here who speak Bravhi & ...
,
Mithadar
Mithadar ( ur, میٹھادر ) is one of the neighbourhoods of Saddar Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, and comprises the oldest part of Karachi that was once encircled by a wall. Mithadar and the adjacent community of Kharadar together form wha ...
,
Kharadar
Kharadar ( ur, کھارادر ) is a neighbourhood in District South of Karachi, Pakistan. Kharadar and the adjacent communities of Mithadar and Jodia Bazaar together form what is regarded as the original core of Karachi.
Etymology
''Kharadar' ...
,
Nanak Wara
Nanak Wara ( ur, نانک واڑہ), originally laid out as the Jail Quarter, is a neighbourhood in central Karachi, Pakistan. The neighbourhood is part of the wider Saddar Town borough, and is located north of MA Jinnah Road. It is situated betwe ...
, part of
Ranchore Line
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,
Saddar
Saddar ( ur, ), also known as Saddar Bazaar, is a neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan. The locality was developed as the primary commercial district during the period of British-era rule in Karachi. As a result, Saddar contains the large concentr ...
, and
Serai Quarter
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.
Members of Parliament
Since 2018: NA-248 (Karachi South-II)
Election 2002
General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Abdul Sattar Afghani of
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal won by 24,462 votes.
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.
Election 2013
Dr.
Arif Alvi
Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi (; born 29 July 1949) is a Pakistani dentist and politician currently serving as the 13th President of Pakistan, in office since 9 September 2018. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2 ...
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 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
Naimatullah Khan (1 October 1930 – 25 February 2020) was a Pakistani politician who served as the City Nazim (Mayor) of Karachi from August 2001 to June 2005.
Early life and career
He graduated from Punjab University with a Masters in Jou ...
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.
On 18 May, a day before the re-polling, PTI leader
Zahra Shahid Hussain
Zahra Shahid Hussain ( ur, ) also known as Zara Apa, was a Pakistani activist-politician, teacher and the senior vice president of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Sindh. She had formerly served as the president for PTI's women's wi ...
was assassinated outside her house. The entire week, the
Muttahida Qaumi Movement Muttahida Qaumi Movement (abbreviated MQM) is a name currently claimed by two competing Pakistani political factions:
* Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London, a political faction managed from the UK
* Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan
Muttah ...
(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
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...
.
File:A women voter casts her ballot in a polling station in NA-250.jpg, A female voter casts her ballot in a polling station in NA-250.
Result
Dr.
Arif Alvi
Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi (; born 29 July 1949) is a Pakistani dentist and politician currently serving as the 13th President of Pakistan, in office since 9 September 2018. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2 ...
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.
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
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President of Pakistan.
By-election 2018
By-elections were held in this constituency on 21 October 2018.
See also
*
NA-240 (Karachi South-I)
*
NA-242 (Keamari-I)
References
External links
Election result of NA-250s official website
Candidates for NA-247 Karachi South-II
NA-250
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...
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