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{{Short description|Constituency of the National Assembly of Pakistan}}
{{Infobox constituency
|type=
|name=NA-242 Karachi Keamari-I
|year=
|abolished=
|parl_name=[[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
|party=[[Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan|MQM-P]]|member=[[Syed Mustafa Kamal]]
|image=NA-242 Karachi Keamari-I (2024).svg
|map1=
|map2=
|map3=
|region=[[Baldia Town]] and [[SITE Town]] (partly) of [[Keamari District]] in [[Karachi]]
|elects_howmany=
|electorate= 437,790 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of Pakistan |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/general-elections-2024 |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=ecp.gov.pk}}</ref>
|previous=NA-241 Karachi-III
|next=
}}
'''NA-242 Karachi Keamari-I''' ({{nastaliq|این اے-242، کراچی کیماڑی-1}}) is a constituency for the [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]] of [[Pakistan]] that encompasses [[Baldia Town|Baldia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan |url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/frmGenericPage.aspx?PageID=3308 |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=www.ecp.gov.pk}}</ref>
==Members of Parliament==
===2002–2018: NA-241 Karachi-III===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal}}" |
|| [[2002 Pakistani general election|2002]] || Muhammad Laeeq Khan
| [[Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal|MMA]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London}}" |
|| [[2008 Pakistani general election|2008]] || [[Iqbal Qadri]]
| [[Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London|MQM]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London}}" |
|| [[2013 Pakistani general election|2013]] || [[Iqbal Qadri]]
| [[Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London|MQM]]
|}
===2018–2022: NA-249 Karachi West-II===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}" |
|| [[2018 Pakistani general election|2018]] || [[Faisal Vawda]]
| [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|PTI]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}" |
|| 2021 || [[Qadir Khan Mandokhel]]
| [[Pakistan Peoples Party|PPP]]
|}
== Election 2002 ==
{{see|Pakistani general election, 2002}}
General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Muhammad Laeeq Khan of [[Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal]] won by 26,812 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://election2013.geo.tv/constituency/results/241/NA-241.html |title=Election Result NA-241 Karachi-III Sindh &#124; Pakistan Election 2013 - geo.tv |access-date=2014-05-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529052849/http://election2013.geo.tv/constituency/results/241/NA-241.html |archive-date=2014-05-29 }}</ref>
{{Election box begin|title=[[2002 Pakistani general election|General election 2002]]: NA-241 Karachi West-III}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal|candidate=Muhammad Laeeq Khan|votes=26,812|percentage=36.41|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Muttahida Qaumi Movement|candidate=Feroze Uddin Rehmani|votes=26,333|percentage=35.76|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan People's Party|candidate=Muhammad Afaque Khan Shahid|votes=6,264|percentage=8.51|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Awami National Party|candidate=Naeem Gul|votes=5,953|percentage=8.09|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Muslim League (N)|candidate=Wazirzada Afridi|votes=2,470|percentage=3.35|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Sunni Tehreek|candidate=Mirza Shakeel Arman Baig|votes=2,360|percentage=3.21|change=}}
{{Election box candidate|party=Others|candidate=Others (ten candidates)|votes=3,442|percentage=4.67|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=74,558|percentage=36.99|change=}}
{{Election box total valid|votes=73,634|percentage=98.76|change=}}
{{Election box rejected|votes=924|percentage=1.24|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes=479|percentage=0.65|change=}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=201,562}}
{{Election box end}}
== Election 2008 ==
{{see|Pakistani general election, 2008}}
General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. [[Iqbal Qadri]] of [[Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London|Muttahida Qaumi Movement]] won by 93,617 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geo.tv/election2008/result/na241.html|title=Geo.tv: Latest News Breaking Pakistan, World, Live Videos|website=www.geo.tv|access-date=20 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924050408/http://www.geo.tv/election2008/result/na241.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
{{Election box begin|title=[[2008 Pakistani general election|General election 2008]]: NA-241 Karachi West-III}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London|candidate=[[Iqbal Qadri]]|votes=93,617|percentage=64.24|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Awami National Party|candidate=Zarbali Syed|votes=36,236|percentage=24.86|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan People's Party|candidate=Dr. Muhammad Shakir Alam|votes=11,544|percentage=7.92|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Muslim League (N)|candidate=Wazeer Ahmed Afridi|votes=3,510|percentage=2.41|change=}}
{{Election box candidate|party=Others|candidate=Others (seven candidates)|votes=828|percentage=0.57|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=147,344|percentage=54.86|change=}}
{{Election box total valid|votes=145,735|percentage=98.91|change=}}
{{Election box rejected|votes=1,609|percentage=1.09|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes=57,381|percentage=39.38|change=}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=268,582}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|winner=Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London|loser=Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal}}
{{Election box end}}
== Election 2013 ==
{{see|Pakistani general election, 2013}}
General elections were held on 11 May 2013. [[Iqbal Qadri]] of [[Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London|Muttahida Qaumi Movement]] won by 95,584 votes and became the member of [[National Assembly (Pakistan)|National Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.na.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=906|title=National Assembly of Pakistan|website=www.na.gov.pk|access-date=20 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918110653/http://www.na.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=906|archive-date=18 September 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>{{Election box begin|title=[[2013 Pakistani general election|General election 2013]]: NA-241 Karachi West-III}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London|candidate=[[Iqbal Qadri]]|votes=95,584|percentage=58.61|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|candidate=Dr. Saeed Ahmed Afridi|votes=27,827|percentage=17.06|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Jamaat-e-Islami|candidate=Muhammad Laeeq Khan|votes=14,438|percentage=8.85|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)|candidate=Misbah Ul Alam|votes=11,697|percentage=7.17|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Awami National Party|candidate=Syed Karam Darwesh|votes=7,190|percentage=4.41|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan People's Party|candidate=Ali Ahmed|votes=3,361|percentage=2.06|change=}}
{{Election box candidate|party=Others|candidate=Others (thirteen candidates)|votes=3,001|percentage=1.84|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=164,066|percentage=52.44|change=}}
{{Election box total valid|votes=163,098|percentage=99.41|change=}}
{{Election box rejected|votes=968|percentage=0.59|change=}}
{{Election box majority|votes=67,757|percentage=41.55|change=}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=312,861}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|winner=Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London}}
{{Election box end}}
== Election 2018 ==
{{further|Pakistani general election, 2018}}
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
{{Election box begin |title=[[2018 Pakistani general election|General election 2018]]: NA-249 Karachi West-II <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ConstResult.aspx?Const_Id=NA-249&type=NA&Election_ID=10070&Election=GENERAL+ELECTION+25+JUL+2018|title=ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan|author=[[Election Commission of Pakistan]]|website=www.ecp.gov.pk|access-date=22 October 2018}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
|candidate  = [[Faisal Vawda]]
|votes      = 35,344
|percentage = 27.50
|change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Pakistan Muslim League (N)
|candidate  = [[Shehbaz Sharif]]
|votes      = 34,626
|percentage = 26.95
|change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan
|candidate  = Mufti Abid Mubarak Hussain
|votes      = 23,981
|percentage = 18.66
|change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan
|candidate  = Aslam Shah
|votes      = 13,534
|percentage = 10.53
|change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
|candidate  = Syed Attaullah Shah
|votes      = 10,307
|percentage = 8.02
|change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party      = Pakistan Peoples Party
|candidate  = [[Qadir Mandokhail]]
|votes      = 7,236
|percentage = 5.63
|change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party      = Others
|candidate  = Others (nine candidates)
|votes      = 3,473
|percentage = 2.71
|change     =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes      = 131,185
|percentage = 39.58
|change     =
}}
{{Election box total valid
|votes = 128,501
|percentage = 97.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 2,684
|percentage = 2.05
|change     =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 718
|percentage = 0.55
|change     =
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors  = 331,430
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing
|winner     = Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
|loser      = Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan
}}
{{Election box end}}
==By-election 2021==
A by-election was held in this constituency on 29 April 2021. The [[Election Commission of Pakistan]] stayed the process for consolidation of result and fixed May 4 as the date for hearing of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] candidate, [[Miftah Ismail]]’s application seeking a recount of votes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khan|first=Iftikhar A.|date=2021-05-02|title=ECP stays consolidation of NA-249 by-election result|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1621557|access-date=2021-05-06|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref> Upon accepting his request, lawmakers were asked by the ECP to reach the office of the returning officer (RO) on May 6 for the recount.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-04|title=ECP accepts PML-N's plea, orders recounting in NA-249|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2298191/ecp-accepts-pml-ns-plea-orders-recounting-in-na-249|access-date=2021-05-06|website=The Express Tribune|language=en}}</ref> On May 6 recounting of votes again started which held until 8 May and in the final result [[Pakistan Peoples Party|PPP]] candidate was again declared as the winner with the margin of 909 votes from its rival [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML-N]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-08|title=PPP's Qadir Mandokhail emerges victorious in NA-249 recount|url=https://arynews.tv/en/ecp-completes-vote-recounting-na-249/|access-date=2021-05-09|website=ARY NEWS|language=en-US}}</ref> On the other hand, all of the four main political parties ([[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML-N]], [[Pak Sarzameen Party|PSP]], [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|PTI]] and [[Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan|MQM-Pakistan]]) boycotted this recount demanding the repoll again in whole constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ali|first=Qazi Hassan {{!}} Fahad Chaudhry {{!}} Imtiaz|date=2021-05-06|title=Four political parties boycott NA-249 Karachi by-poll recount|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1622358|access-date=2021-05-09|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref>
{{Election box begin |title=By-election 2021: NA-249 Karachi West-II <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/347926-live-updates-latest-na-249-karachi-by-election-results|title=NA-249 Karachi by-election results|author=[[Geo News]]|website=www.geo.tv|access-date=30 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2021/04/karachi-na-249-by-election-results/|title=PPP's Qadir Khan Mandokhail wins NA-249 Karachi by-election|author=[[Samaa TV]]|website=www.samaa.tv|access-date=30 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=NA-249 by-election: PPP wins Karachi seat after recount|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/600972-NA-249-by-election-PPP-wins-Karachi-seat-recount|access-date=2021-05-09|website=Dunya News}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Pakistan Peoples Party
|candidate  = [[Qadir Khan Mandokhel]]
|votes      = 15,656
|percentage = 31.42
|change     = +25.79
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Muslim League (N)|candidate=[[Miftah Ismail]]|votes=14,747|percentage=29.59|change=+2.64}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan|candidate=Mufti Nazeer Ahmed|votes=10,668|percentage=21.41|change=+2.75}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pak Sarzameen Party|candidate=[[Syed Mustafa Kamal]]|votes=8,728|percentage=17.52|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|candidate=Amjad Iqbal Afridi|votes=8,681|percentage=17.42|change=-10.08}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan|candidate=Hafiz Muhammad Mursaleen|votes=7,007|percentage=14.06|change=+3.53}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=73,471|percentage=21.64|change=}}
{{Election box total votes|votes = 49,831|percentage = |change = }}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors  = 339,591
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing
|winner     = Pakistan Peoples Party
|loser      = Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
}}
{{Election box end}}
== Election 2024 ==
{{further|Pakistani general election, 2024}}
General elections were held on 8 February 2024. [[Syed Mustafa Kamal]] won the election with 71,527 votes.
{{Election box begin |title=[[2024 Pakistani general election|General election 2024]]: NA-242 Karachi Keamari-I}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party      = Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan
|candidate  = [[Syed Mustafa Kamal]]
|votes      = 71,527
|percentage = 37.89
|change     = {{increase}}23.83
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Dawa Khan{{efn|Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed him to run as an Independent|name=Candidate status}}|votes=53,770|percentage=28.47|change={{increase}}11.05}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan People's Party|candidate=[[Qadir Khan Mandokhel]]|votes=17,464|percentage=9.25|change={{decrease}}22.17}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Jamaat-e-Islami|candidate=Fazal Ahad|votes=13,706|percentage=7.26|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan|candidate=Muhammad Sajid|votes=13,547|percentage=7.17|change={{decrease}}14.24}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Pakistan Muslim League (N)|candidate=Ghulam Shoaib|votes=11,894|percentage=6.30|change={{decrease}}23.29}}{{Election box candidate|change=|percentage=3.67|votes=6,927|candidate=Others (twenty-three candidates)|party=Others}}{{Election box turnout|votes=191,288|percentage=43.69|change={{increase}}22.05}}
{{Election box total valid|votes=188,835|percentage=98.72}}{{Election box rejected|percentage=1.28|votes=2,453}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors  = 437,790
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing
|winner     = Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan
|loser      = Pakistan Peoples Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
==See also==
*[[NA-241 Karachi South-III]]
*[[NA-243 Karachi Keamari-II]]
== Notes ==
<references group="lower-alpha" responsive="1"></references>
== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}
== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121012161506/http://www2.ecp.gov.pk/vsite/ElectionResult/Default.aspx Election result]'s official website
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