NA-243 Karachi
National Assembly · 2008 general election
District: Karachi
Abdul Waseem (MQM) won with 167,764 votes, beating Zafar Ahmed Siddiqui Advocate (PPP) by 145,617.
About this result
Abdul Waseem of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won NA-243 Karachi in the 2008 general election with 167,764 of the 192,133 votes counted (87.3%). Zafar Ahmed Siddiqui Advocate of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 145,617 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 4th-largest winning margin among the 59 National Assembly seats in Sindh. In 2002, NA-243 Karachi was won by Sultan Ahmed Khan (MQM), so Muttahida Qaumi Movement kept the seat with a different candidate.
NA-243 in other elections
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Common questions
Who won NA-243 Karachi in 2008?
Abdul Waseem (MQM) won with 167,764 votes (87.3%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-243 in 2008?
145,617 votes. Abdul Waseem received 167,764 votes and Zafar Ahmed Siddiqui Advocate (PPP) received 22,147.
How many candidates contested NA-243 in 2008?
6 candidates, who received 192,133 votes between them.
Who won NA-243 Karachi in 2002?
Sultan Ahmed Khan (MQM) with 62,245 votes.