# NA-246 Karachi West-III

NA-246 Karachi West-III (این اے-246،کراچی مغربی-3) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan that encompasses Orangi.

## Areas
### Mominabad sub-divisions

* Gulshan-e-Bahar (Sectors 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
* Ansari Mohalla
* Azizabad Orangi
* Chishti Nagar
* Dawood Goth
* Faqeer Colony
* Fareed Colony
* German School
* Ghaziabad Orangi
* Gulshan-e-Zia
* Hanifabad
* Islam Chowk
* Johar Chowk
* Khairabad Orangi
* Mansoor Nagar
* Mominabad
* Muhajir Chowk
* Qaimkhani Colony
* Raees Amrohi Colony
* Rahim Shah Colony
* Sabri Chowk
* Yaqoob Abad

## Assembly Segments

| Constituency number | Constituency | District | Current MPA | Party | Party |
| 120 | PS-120 Karachi West-V | Karachi West District | Mazahir Amir Khan | | MQM-P |
| 121 | PS-121 Karachi West-VI | Karachi West District | Syed Ejaz Ul Haque | | MQM-P |

## Members of Parliament
### 2018–2023: NA-251 Karachi West-IV

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2018 | Syed Aminul Haque | MQM-P |

### 2024–present: NA-246 Karachi West-III

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2024 | Syed Aminul Haque | MQM-P |

## Election 2002

General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Rauf Siddiqui of [[Muttahida Qaumi Movement ] won by 62,690 votes.
General election 2002: NA-242 Karachi West-IV :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MQM | Rauf Siddiqui | 62,690 | 63.81 |
| | MMA | Taj Muhammad Khan | 18,299 | 18.63 |
| | PPP | Dr. Muhammad Shakir Alam | 6,593 | 6.71 |
| | PST | Abdul Hameed | 5,312 | 5.41 |
| | PMA | Abdul Ghafoor | 3,299 | 3.36 |
| | Others | Others (four candidates) | 2,050 | 2.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,335 | 44.90 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 98,243 | 98.90 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,092 | 1.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44,391 | 45.18 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 221,227 | |

## By-election 2003

By-election 2003: NA-242 Karachi West-IV :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MQM | Abdul Kadir Khanzada | 67,051 | 78.41 |
| | MMA | Dr. Meraj-ul-Huda Siddiqi | 17,818 | 20.84 |
| | Others | Others (four candidates) | 645 | 0.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,128 | 31.74 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 85,514 | 99.29 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 614 | 0.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49,233 | 57.57 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 271,364 | |

## Election 2008

General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Dr Abdul Qadir Khanzada of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 147,892 votes.
General election 2008: NA-242 Karachi West-IV :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MQM | Abdul Kadir Khanzada | 147,892 | 83.54 |
| | PPP | Muhammad Afaque Khan Alias Shahid | 27,294 | 15.42 |
| | Others | Others (four candidates) | 1,844 | 1.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 178,842 | 60.25 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 177,030 | 98.99 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,812 | 1.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120,598 | 68.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 296,822 | |
| | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold |

## Election 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Mehboob Alam of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 166,836 votes and became the member of National Assembly.
General election 2013: NA-242 Karachi West-IV :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MQM | Mehboob Alam | 166,836 | 84.14 |
| | PTI | Akram Khan | 10,889 | 5.49 |
| | PML(N) | Najeeb Ullah Khan Niazi | 9,462 | 4.77 |
| | JI | Taj Muhammad Khan | 5,155 | 2.60 |
| | Others | Others (five candidates) | 5,946 | 3.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 201,763 | 65.57 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 198,288 | 98.28 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,475 | 1.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155,947 | 78.65 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 307,684 | |
| | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold |

## Election 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
General election 2018: NA-251 Karachi West-IV :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MQM-P | Syed Aminul Haque | 56,888 | 32.62 |
| | PTI | Muhammad Aslam | 33,462 | 19.19 |
| | TLP | Muhammad Mumtaz Hussain Ansari | 30,524 | 17.50 |
| | MMA | Muhammad Laeeq Khan | 21,812 | 12.51 |
| | PPP | Muhammad Jameel Zia | 9,616 | 5.51 |
| | PML(N) | Fahad Shafiq | 8,160 | 4.68 |
| | PSP | Muhammad Nehal Malik | 5,653 | 3.24 |
| | APML | Sohail Khan | 2,730 | 1.57 |
| | AAT | Iqra Muzamil | 2,023 | 1.16 |
| | PMA | Naeemullah | 1,974 | 1.13 |
| | Others | Others (three candidates) | 1,562 | 0.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 177,729 | 43.81 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 174,404 | 98.13 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,325 | 1.87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,426 | 13.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 405,652 | |
| | 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. Syed Aminul Haque won the election with 74,177 votes.
General election 2024: NA-246 Karachi West-III :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MQM-P | Syed Aminul Haque | 74,177 | 40.37 | 7.75 |
| | JI | Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman | 32,011 | 17.42 | N/A |
| | Independent | Malik Muhammad Arif Awan | 29,159 | 15.87 | 3.32 |
| | TLP | Muhammad Ali | 18,279 | 9.95 | 7.55 |
| | PPP | Waseem Akhter | 7,964 | 4.33 | 1.18 |
| | Others | Others (nineteen candidates) | 22,142 | 12.05 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 186,479 | 44.00 | 0.19 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 183,732 | 98.53 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,747 | 1.47 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42,166 | 22.95 | 9.52 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 423,861 | | |
| | MQM-P hold | MQM-P hold | MQM-P hold | MQM-P hold | MQM-P hold |