NA-249 Karachi Central-III () is a constituency for the

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Area

This constituency includes neighborhoods of

Liaquatabad Liaquatabad, also known as Laloo Khait or Lalukhet ur, لیاقت آباد), is a neighborhood in Liaquatabad Town, within Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Liaquatabad was named after Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. ...

, named after first

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Liaquat Ali Khan Liaquat Ali Khan ( ur, ; 1 October 1895 – 16 October 1951), also referred to in Pakistan as ''Quaid-e-Millat'' () or ''Shaheed-e-Millat'' ( ur, lit=Martyr of the Nation, label=none, ), was a Pakistani statesman, lawyer, political theoris ...

, and

Nazimabad Nazimabad ( ur, , sd, نئون ناظم آباد) is a suburb of Karachi, Pakistan. It was established in 1952, and is named after the second Governor General of Pakistan Khawaja Nazimuddin. History Before the independence of Pakistan, the area ...

, named after second

Khawaja Nazimuddin Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin ( bn, খাজা নাজিমুদ্দীন; ur, ; 19 July 1894 – 22 October 1964) was a Pakistani politician and one of the leading founding fathers of Pakistan. He is noted as being the first Bengali to hav ...

. According to statistics, the total population of the area covered in NA-255 is 755,412, and of them, 460,110 are registered voters; 255,753 of total voters in the constituency are male while the constituency has 204,357 female voters.

Members of Parliament

2018-2022: NA-255 Karachi Central-III

Election 2002

General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Israr-Ul-Ebad Khan of

Muttahida Qaumi Movement Muttahida Qaumi Movement (abbreviated MQM) is a name currently claimed by two competing Pakistani political factions: * Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London, a political faction managed from the UK * Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan Muttah ...

won by 51,564 votes.

Election 2008

General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008.

Syed Asif Husnain Syed Asif Husnain () is a Pakistani politician who is currently a member of Pak Sarzameen Party. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2008 to May 2018. Political career Working for MQM He was elected to the Natio ...

won his seat and became member of National Assembly.

Election 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Sufyan Yousuf of

won by 126,263 votes and became the member of

Election 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018. ^†''MQM-P is considered heir apparent to MQM''

References

External links

Election result
s official website NA-247

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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