# NA-249 Karachi Central-III

NA-249 Karachi Central-III (این اے-249, کراچی وسطی-3) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.

## Area

This constituency includes neighborhoods of Liaquatabad, named after first Prime Minister of Pakistan Liaquat Ali Khan, and Nazimabad, named after second Prime Minister of Pakistan Khawaja Nazimuddin.
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.

## Assembly Segments

| Constituency number | Constituency | District | Current MPA | Party | Party |
| 127 | PS-127 Karachi Central-VI | Karachi Central | Muhammad Maaz Mehboob | | MQM-P |
| 128 | PS-128 Karachi Central-VII | Karachi Central | Taha Ahmed Khan | | MQM-P |

## Members of Parliament
### 2018–2023: NA-255 Karachi Central-III

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2018 | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | MQM-P |

### 2024–present: NA-249 Karachi Central-III

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2024 | Ahmed Salim Siddiqui | MQM-P |

## Election 2002

General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Israr-Ul-Ebad Khan of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 51,564 votes.
General election 2002: NA-247 (Karachi Central-IX) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MQM | Israr-Ul-Ebad Khan | 51,564 | 59.20 | |
| | MMA | Muhammad Taqi | 26,526 | 30.46 | |
| | PPP | Syed Masood Hussain | 3,581 | 4.11 | |
| | PST | Mohammad Farhat Hussain Saddqui | 3,559 | 4.09 | |
| | Others | Others (six candidates) | 1,869 | 2.14 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,302 | 36.34 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 87,099 | 98.64 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,203 | 1.36 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,038 | 28.74 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 243,006 | | |
| | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold |

## Election 2008

General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Dr. Nadeem Ehsan of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won his seat and became member of National Assembly.
General election 2008: NA-247 (Karachi Central-IX) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MQM | Dr. Nadeem Ehsan | 168,007 | 91.95 | |
| | PPP | Saathi Ishaque | 13,963 | 7.64 | |
| | Others | Others (three candidates) | 744 | 0.41 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 184,035 | 60.65 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 182,714 | 99.28 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,321 | 0.72 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154,044 | 84.31 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 303,455 | | |
| | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold |

## Election 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Sufyan Yousuf of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 126,263 votes and became the member of National Assembly.
General election 2013: NA-247 (Karachi Central-IX) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MQM | Sufiyan Yousuf | 126,263 | 74.66 | |
| | PTI | Rashid Siddiqui | 35,349 | 20.90 | |
| | Others | Others (ten candidates) | 7,500 | 4.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 174,049 | 57.30 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 169,112 | 97.16 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4,937 | 2.84 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90,914 | 53.76 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 303,774 | | |
| | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold |

## Election 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
General election 2018: NA-255 (Karachi Central-III) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MQM-P | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | 59,807 | 34.72 |
| | PTI | Mahmood Moulvi | 50,352 | 29.23 |
| | TLP | Muhammad Adeel | 21,289 | 12.36 |
| | MMA | Muhammad Mustaqeem Qureshi | 11,323 | 6.57 |
| | PPP | Zafar Ahmed Siddiqui | 8,106 | 4.71 |
| | PSP | Attaul Mustafa Jameel Rathore | 8,099 | 4.70 |
| | PML(N) | Nasiruddin Mehmood | 7,608 | 4.42 |
| | Others | Others (eight candidates) | 5,669 | 3.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 174,406 | 37.91 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 172,253 | 98.77 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,153 | 1.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,455 | 5.49 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 460,110 | |
| | MQM-P$^†$ hold | MQM-P$^†$ hold | Swing | N/A |
$^†$MQM-P is considered heir apparent to MQM

## Election 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Ahmed Salim Siddiqui won the election with 77,529 votes.
General election 2024: NA-249 Karachi Central-III :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MQM-P | Ahmed Salim Siddiqui | 77,529 | 38.68 | 3.96 |
| | Independent | Uzair Ali Khan | 51,152 | 25.52 | 3.71 |
| | JI | Mian Muslim Pervaiz | 27,205 | 13.57 | N/A |
| | Independent | Muhammad Zahid Qureshi | 15,764 | 7.86 | N/A |
| | TLP | Hafiz Muhammad Hamid Mehmood Kagani | 9,494 | 4.74 | 7.62 |
| | PPP | Abdul Waheed | 7,502 | 3.74 | 0.97 |
| | Others | Others (twenty one candidates) | 11,787 | 5.88 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 203,169 | 36.63 | 1.28 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 200,433 | 98.65 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,736 | 1.35 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,377 | 13.16 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 554,641 | | |
| | MQM-P hold | MQM-P hold | MQM-P hold | MQM-P hold | MQM-P hold |