# NA-247 Karachi Central-I

NA-247 Karachi Central-I (این اے-247، کراچی وسطی-1) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan that encompasses most of New Karachi.

## Assembly Segments

| Constituency number | Constituency | District | Current MPA | Party | Party |
| 122 | PS-122 Karachi Central-I | Karachi Central | Rehan Akram Mirza | | MQM-P |
| 123 | PS-123 Karachi Central-II | Karachi Central | Abdul Waseem | | MQM-P |

## Members of Parliament
### 2018–2023: NA-253 Karachi Central-I

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2018 | Usama Qadri | MQM-P |

### 2024–present: NA-247 Karachi Central-I

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2024 | Khawaja Izharul Hassan | MQM-P |

## Election 2002

General elections were held on 10 October 2002.Syed Haider Abbas Rizvi of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 54,101 votes.
General election 2002: NA-244 Karachi Central-VI :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MQM | Haider Abbas Rizvi | 54,101 | 56.82 |
| | MMA | Dr. Meiraj-Ul-Huda Siddiqui | 28,559 | 29.99 |
| | PST | Saqib Ishtiaq Qadri | 7,141 | 7.50 |
| | NA | Javed Jabbar | 2,057 | 2.16 |
| | Others | Others (five candidates) | 3,363 | 3.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,248 | 40.24 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 95,221 | 99.97 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 27 | 0.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,542 | 26.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 236,700 | |
| | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold |

## Election 2008

General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Sheikh Salahuddin of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 174,044 votes.
General election 2008: NA-244 Karachi Central-VI :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MQM | Sheikh Salahuddin | 174,044 | 93.78 |
| | PPP | Ghulam Qadir | 9,271 | 5.00 |
| | Others | Others (three candidates) | 2,266 | 1.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 187,073 | 64.31 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 185,581 | 99.20 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,492 | 0.80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164,773 | 88.78 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 290,891 | |
| | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold |

## Election 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Sheikh Salahuddin of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 133,885 votes and became the member of National Assembly.
General election 2013: NA-244 Karachi Central-VI :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MQM | Sheikh Salahuddin | 133,885 | 74.16 |
| | PTI | Khalid Masood Khan | 26,495 | 14.68 |
| | JI | Syed Muhammad Bilal | 9,230 | 5.11 |
| | MDM | Abdul Hai Sheikh | 7,045 | 3.90 |
| | Others | Others (nine candidates) | 3,869 | 2.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 194,429 | 61.01 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 180,524 | 92.85 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13,905 | 7.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107,390 | 59.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 318,697 | |
| | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold |

## Election 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
General election 2018: NA-253 Karachi Central-I :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MQM-P | Usama Qadri | 52,426 | 34.48 |
| | PTI | Muhammad Ashraf Jabbar | 39,145 | 25.75 |
| | TLP | Mufti Muhammad Amjad Ali Qadri | 24,794 | 16.31 |
| | PSP | Syed Mustafa Kamal | 12,891 | 8.48 |
| | MMA | Munim Zafar Khan | 9,357 | 6.15 |
| | PML(N) | Khalid Mumtaz Advocate | 6,763 | 4.45 |
| | Others | Others (thirteen candidates) | 6,670 | 4.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154,016 | 38.12 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 152,046 | 98.72 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,970 | 1.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,281 | 8.73 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 404,053 | |
| | 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. Khawaja Izharul Hassan won the election with 65,050 votes.
General election 2024: NA-247 Karachi Central-I :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MQM-P | Khawaja Izharul Hassan | 65,050 | 34.69 | 0.21 |
| | Independent | Syed Abbas Husnain | 52,058 | 27.85 | 2.10 |
| | JI | Monem Zafar Khan | 23,863 | 12.76 | N/A |
| | TLP | Muhammad Farooq | 14,863 | 7.95 | 8.36 |
| | Independent | Syed Muhammad Asif Raza | 10,323 | 5.52 | N/A |
| | PPP | Sheikh Muhammad Maaz Feroz | 6,355 | 3.40 | 1.25 |
| | Others | Others (twenty one candidates) | 14,468 | 7.74 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 190,115 | 43.51 | 5.39 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 186,953 | 98.34 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,162 | 1.66 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,992 | 6.95 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 436,934 | | |
| | MQM-P hold | MQM-P hold | MQM-P hold | MQM-P hold | MQM-P hold |