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NA-251 Karachi

National Assembly · 2013 general election

District: Karachi

Syed Ali Raza Abidi (MQM) won with 81,603 votes, beating Raja Azhar Khan (PTI) by 41,215.

About this result

Syed Ali Raza Abidi of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won NA-251 Karachi in the 2013 general election with 81,603 of the 171,385 votes counted (47.6%). Raja Azhar Khan of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf finished second, 41,215 votes behind. 17 candidates contested the seat. In 2008, NA-251 Karachi was won by Waseem Akhter (MQM), so Muttahida Qaumi Movement kept the seat with a different candidate.

CandidateVotes
Syed Ali Raza Abidi
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
81,60347.6%
Raja Azhar Khan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
40,38823.6%
Zahid Saeed
Jamaat-e-Islami
27,16615.9%
Syed Muhammad Nihal Hashmi
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
13,2237.7%
Zulfiqar Ali Qaim Khani
Pakistan Peoples Party
6,6373.9%
Tahir Ashraf Hashmi
Independent
6340.4%
Afaq Shafqat
Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan
5010.3%
Muhammad Naseem Khan
MDM
4620.3%
Muhammad Jameel
PST
2330.1%
Sher Khan Niazi Advocate
Independent
2150.1%
Abdul Shakoor
PFP
1100.1%
Sheikh Aftab Ahmad Advocate
Independent
640.0%
Raja Arif Sultan Minhas
Independent
400.0%
Maqbool Maseh
Independent
400.0%
Aamir Rahseed
Independent
260.0%
Qadir Buksh
Independent
250.0%
Wazir Zada Afridi
Independent
180.0%

NA-251 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won NA-251 Karachi in 2013?

Syed Ali Raza Abidi (MQM) won with 81,603 votes (47.6%).

What was the margin of victory in NA-251 in 2013?

41,215 votes. Syed Ali Raza Abidi received 81,603 votes and Raja Azhar Khan (PTI) received 40,388.

How many candidates contested NA-251 in 2013?

17 candidates, who received 171,385 votes between them.

Who won NA-251 Karachi in 2008?

Waseem Akhter (MQM) with 83,537 votes.