NA-244 Karachi
National Assembly · 2008 general election
District: Karachi
Shaikh Salahuddin (MQM) won with 174,044 votes, beating Ghulam Qadir (PPP) by 164,773.
About this result
Shaikh Salahuddin of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won NA-244 Karachi in the 2008 general election with 174,044 of the 185,581 votes counted (93.8%). Ghulam Qadir of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 164,773 votes behind. 5 candidates contested the seat. It was the 2nd-largest winning margin among the 59 National Assembly seats in Sindh. In 2002, NA-244 Karachi was won by Syed Haider Abbas Rizvi (MQM), so Muttahida Qaumi Movement kept the seat with a different candidate.
NA-244 in other elections
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Common questions
Who won NA-244 Karachi in 2008?
Shaikh Salahuddin (MQM) won with 174,044 votes (93.8%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-244 in 2008?
164,773 votes. Shaikh Salahuddin received 174,044 votes and Ghulam Qadir (PPP) received 9,271.
How many candidates contested NA-244 in 2008?
5 candidates, who received 185,581 votes between them.
Who won NA-244 Karachi in 2002?
Syed Haider Abbas Rizvi (MQM) with 54,101 votes.