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NA-242 Karachi

National Assembly · 2002 general election

District: Karachi

Muhammad Abdul Rauf Siddiqui (MQM) won with 62,690 votes, beating Taj Muhammad Khan (MMA) by 44,391.

About this result

Muhammad Abdul Rauf Siddiqui of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won NA-242 Karachi in the 2002 general election with 62,690 of the 98,242 votes counted (63.8%). Taj Muhammad Khan of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal finished second, 44,391 votes behind. 9 candidates contested the seat. It was the 6th-largest winning margin among the 61 National Assembly seats in Sindh.

CandidateVotes
Muhammad Abdul Rauf Siddiqui
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
62,69063.8%
Taj Muhammad Khan
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
18,29918.6%
Doctor Muhammad Shakir Alam
Pakistan Peoples Party
6,5926.7%
Abdul Hameed
ST
5,3125.4%
Abdul Ghafoor
PMA
3,2993.4%
Khanzadah Imran
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam)
1,1651.2%
Saifullah
Pakistan Awami Tehreek
5840.6%
Muhammad Ishaq Hijazi
MQM-H
2390.2%
Saifullah Khan
Independent
620.1%

NA-242 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-242 Karachi in 2002?

Muhammad Abdul Rauf Siddiqui (MQM) won with 62,690 votes (63.8%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-242 in 2002?

44,391 votes. Muhammad Abdul Rauf Siddiqui received 62,690 votes and Taj Muhammad Khan (MMA) received 18,299.

How many candidates contested NA-242 in 2002?

9 candidates, who received 98,242 votes between them.