NA-240 (Karachi South-I) () is a constituency for the
National Assembly
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of
Pakistan
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that encompasses
Lyari
Lyari (Urdu: ; sd, لیاري) is a historic locality in Karachi, Pakistan. It is the most densely-populated part of Karachi, and is one of its earliest settled areas.Sarwat Viqar (2014) Constructing Lyari: place, governance and identity in a Kar ...
.
Members of Parliament
2018-2023: NA-246 (Karachi South-I)
Election 2002
General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002.
Nabeel Gabol
Nabil Gabol ( ur, نبیل گبول) is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2015 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996. He served as ...
of
PPP won by 32,424 votes.
Election 2008
General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008.
Nabeel Gabol
Nabil Gabol ( ur, نبیل گبول) is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2015 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996. He served as ...
of
PPP won by 84,217 votes.
Election 2013
General elections were held on 11 May 2013.
Shahjahan Baloch of
PPP won by 84,530 votes and became the member of
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...
.
Election 2018
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
PPP lost its stronghold of layari with result PTI gaining this seat.
See also
*
NA-239 (Karachi East-IV)
*
NA-241 (Karachi South-II)
References
External links
Election results official website
NA-248
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
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