NA-257 Karachi
National Assembly · 2008 general election
District: Karachi
Sajid Ahmed (MQM) won with 134,498 votes, beating Riaz Hussain Lund Balouch (PPP) by 88,414.
About this result
Sajid Ahmed of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won NA-257 Karachi in the 2008 general election with 134,498 of the 185,901 votes counted (72.3%). Riaz Hussain Lund Balouch of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 88,414 votes behind. 7 candidates contested the seat. In 2002, NA-257 Karachi was won by Muhammad Shamim Siddiqui (MQM), so Muttahida Qaumi Movement kept the seat with a different candidate.
NA-257 in other elections
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Common questions
Who won NA-257 Karachi in 2008?
Sajid Ahmed (MQM) won with 134,498 votes (72.3%).
What was the margin of victory in NA-257 in 2008?
88,414 votes. Sajid Ahmed received 134,498 votes and Riaz Hussain Lund Balouch (PPP) received 46,084.
How many candidates contested NA-257 in 2008?
7 candidates, who received 185,901 votes between them.
Who won NA-257 Karachi in 2002?
Muhammad Shamim Siddiqui (MQM) with 45,480 votes.