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
RegionKarachi District
Electorate407,363
Current constituency
Member(s)Ali Haider Zaidi
Created fromNA-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)
ElectionMemberParty
2018Ali 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.

General election 2018: NA-244 (Karachi East-III)[5]
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

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Geo.tv: Latest News Breaking Pakistan, World, Live Videos". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  4. "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  5. "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.


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