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NA-245 Karachi

National Assembly · 2008 general election

District: Karachi

Farhat Muhammad Khan (MQM) won with 149,157 votes, beating Qazi Muhammad Bashir (PPP) by 133,765.

About this result

Farhat Muhammad Khan of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won NA-245 Karachi in the 2008 general election with 149,157 of the 165,053 votes counted (90.4%). Qazi Muhammad Bashir of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 133,765 votes behind. 4 candidates contested the seat. It was the 6th-largest winning margin among the 59 National Assembly seats in Sindh. In 2002, NA-245 Karachi was won by Kanwer Khalid Younus (MQM), so Muttahida Qaumi Movement kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Farhat Muhammad Khan
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
149,15790.4%
Qazi Muhammad Bashir
Pakistan Peoples Party
15,3929.3%
Jumma Khan Babar
Awami National Party
3010.2%
Din Muhammad
Independent
2030.1%

NA-245 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-245 Karachi in 2008?

Farhat Muhammad Khan (MQM) won with 149,157 votes (90.4%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-245 in 2008?

133,765 votes. Farhat Muhammad Khan received 149,157 votes and Qazi Muhammad Bashir (PPP) received 15,392.

How many candidates contested NA-245 in 2008?

4 candidates, who received 165,053 votes between them.

Who won NA-245 Karachi in 2002?

Kanwer Khalid Younus (MQM) with 51,696 votes.