NA-255 Karachi
National Assembly · 2008 general election
District: Karachi
Syed Asif Hassnain (MQM) won with 157,971 votes, beating Haji Nafees Ahmed Usmani Advocate (PPP) by 126,582.
About this result
Syed Asif Hassnain of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won NA-255 Karachi in the 2008 general election with 157,971 of the 190,638 votes counted (82.9%). Haji Nafees Ahmed Usmani Advocate of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 126,582 votes behind. 6 candidates contested the seat. It was the 7th-largest winning margin among the 59 National Assembly seats in Sindh. In 2002, NA-255 Karachi was won by Mahmood Ahmed Qureshi (MQM-H), so the seat changed hands.
NA-255 in other elections
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Common questions
Who won NA-255 Karachi in 2008?
Syed Asif Hassnain (MQM) won with 157,971 votes (82.9%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-255 in 2008?
126,582 votes. Syed Asif Hassnain received 157,971 votes and Haji Nafees Ahmed Usmani Advocate (PPP) received 31,389.
How many candidates contested NA-255 in 2008?
6 candidates, who received 190,638 votes between them.
Who won NA-255 Karachi in 2002?
Mahmood Ahmed Qureshi (MQM-H) with 31,096 votes.