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NA-248 Karachi Central-II
Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan
Region	Gulberg Town, New Karachi Town (partly) and Liaquatabad Town (partly) of Karachi Central District in Karachi
Electorate	590,713
Current constituency
Party	MQM-P
Member(s)	Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui
Created from	NA-246 Karachi-VIII

NA-248 Karachi Central-II ( این اے-248، کراچی وسطی-2) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Area

The constituency includes the areas of Bandhani Colony, Godhra Camp, Al Azam Square, Gabol Colony, Sharifabad, Timber Market, Hussainabad, Sohrab Goth, Azizabad, Al Noor Society, Aga Khan University Hospital, Samanabad, Gulberg, Ancholi, Water Pump, Gulshan-e-Ameen, and Yousuf Plaza.

Members of Parliament

2002–2018: NA-246 Karachi-VIII

2018–2023: NA-254 Karachi Central-II

2024–present: NA-248 Karachi Central-II

Election 2002

General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Haji Aziz Ullah of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 53,134 votes.

Election 2008

General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Sufiyan Yousuf of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 186,993 votes.

Election 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Nabeel Gabol of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 137,874 votes and became the member of National Assembly.

By-election 2015

A by-election was held on 23 April 2015 due to the resignation of Nabeel Gabol, the previous MNA from this seat. Kanwar Naveed Jamil of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 95,644 votes while Imran Ismail of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was in second place with 35,546 votes.

Election 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

Election 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui won the election with 103,082 votes.

General election 2024: NA-248 Karachi Central-II

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	MQM-P	Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui	103,082	38.87	13.97
	Independent	Arslan Khalid	86,342	32.56	6.05
	JI	Muhammad Babar Khan	38,881	14.66	N/A
	TLP	Muhammad Amjad Ali	13,134	4.95	9.61
	PPP	Muhammad Hassan Khan	5,448	2.05	0.31
	Others	Others (twenty nine candidates)	18,306	6.90
Turnout			266,077	44.36	5.16
Total valid votes			265,193	99.67
Rejected ballots			884	0.33
Majority			17,460	6.58
Registered electors			599,811
	MQM-P gain from PTI

See also

• NA-247 Karachi Central-I
• NA-249 Karachi Central-III

Notes

1. Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed him to run as an Independent

References

1. "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
2. "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
3. "As the kite struggles to soar, other parties try to gain space in NA-254 - The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 22 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
4. "Election Result NA-246 Karachi-VIII Sindh | Pakistan Election 2013 - geo.tv". Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
5. "Geo.tv: Latest News Breaking Pakistan, World, Live Videos". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
6. "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
7. "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 21 October 2018.

External links

• Election result's official website

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