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NA-242 Karachi

National Assembly · 2013 general election

District: Karachi

Mehboob Alam (MQM) won with 166,836 votes, beating Akram Khan (PTI) by 155,947.

About this result

Mehboob Alam of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won NA-242 Karachi in the 2013 general election with 166,836 of the 198,388 votes counted (84.1%). Akram Khan of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf finished second, 155,947 votes behind. 9 candidates contested the seat. It was the 2nd-largest winning margin among the 61 National Assembly seats in Sindh. In 2008, NA-242 Karachi was won by Doctor Abdul Qadir Khanzada (MQM), so Muttahida Qaumi Movement kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Mehboob Alam
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
166,83684.1%
Akram Khan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
10,8895.5%
Najeeb Ullah Khan Niazi
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
9,4624.8%
Taj Muhammad Khan
Jamaat-e-Islami
5,1552.6%
Asghar Khan Musa Khel
Independent
2,7541.4%
Bari Khan
Pakistan Peoples Party
2,2771.1%
Ishtiaque Ahmad
Independent
4210.2%
Amoon Pasha
APML
3830.2%
Muhammad Mukhtar Bin Hamid
Independent
2110.1%

NA-242 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-242 Karachi in 2013?

Mehboob Alam (MQM) won with 166,836 votes (84.1%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-242 in 2013?

155,947 votes. Mehboob Alam received 166,836 votes and Akram Khan (PTI) received 10,889.

How many candidates contested NA-242 in 2013?

9 candidates, who received 198,388 votes between them.

Who won NA-242 Karachi in 2008?

Doctor Abdul Qadir Khanzada (MQM) with 147,892 votes.