# NA-248 Karachi Central-II

NA-248 Karachi Central-II ( این اے-248، کراچی وسطی-2) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.

## Area

The constituency includes the areas of Bandhani Colony, Godhra Camp, Al Azam Square, Gabol Colony, Sharifabad, Timber Market, Hussainabad, Sohrab Goth, Azizabad, Al Noor Society, Aga Khan University Hospital, Samanabad, Gulberg, Ancholi, Water Pump, Gulshan-e-Ameen, and Yousuf Plaza.

## Assembly Segments

| Constituency number | Constituency | District | Current MPA | Party |
| 124 | PS-124 Karachi Central-III | Karachi Central | Abdul Basit | MQM-P |
| 125 | PS-125 Karachi Central-IV | Karachi Central | Syed Adil Askari | MQM-P |
| 126 | PS-126 Karachi Central-V | Karachi Central | Iftikhar Alam | MQM-P |

## Members of Parliament
### 2002–2018: NA-246 Karachi-VIII

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2002 | Haji Aziz Ullah | MQM |
| 2008 | Sufiyan Yousuf | MQM |
| 2013 | Nabil Gabol | MQM |
| 2015 | Kunwar Naveed Jamil | MQM |

### 2018–2023: NA-254 Karachi Central-II

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2018 | Muhammad Aslam Khan | PTI |

### 2024–present: NA-248 Karachi Central-II

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2024 | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | MQM–P |

## Election 2002

General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Haji Aziz Ullah of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 53,134 votes.
General election 2002: NA-246 Karachi Central-VIII :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MQM | Aziz Ullah | 53,134 | 54.71 |
| | MMA | Rashid Naseem | 32,879 | 33.85 |
| | PST | Altaf Hussain Qadri Babi | 3,840 | 3.95 |
| | PPP | Khalid Ali Shanshah | 3,075 | 3.17 |
| | PML(Q) | Naisra Athar | 2,322 | 2.39 |
| | Others | Others (five candidates) | 1,878 | 1.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,965 | 37.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 97,128 | 99.15 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 837 | 0.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,255 | 20.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 261,736 | |
| | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold |

## Election 2008

General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Sufiyan Yousuf of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 186,993 votes.
General election 2008: NA-246 Karachi Central-VIII :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MQM | Sufiyan Yousuf | 186,933 | 96.22 |
| | PPP | Sohail Ansari | 6,741 | 3.47 |
| | Independent | Saifullah | 604 | 0.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 195,559 | 63.07 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 194,278 | 99.35 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,281 | 0.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 180,192 | 92.75 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 310,045 | |
| | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold |

## Election 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Nabeel Gabol of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 137,874 votes and became the member of National Assembly.
General election 2013: NA-246 Karachi Central-VIII :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MQM | Nabil Gabol | 137,874 | 73.99 |
| | PTI | Amir Sharjeel | 31,875 | 17.10 |
| | JI | Rashid Naseem | 10,321 | 5.54 |
| | Others | Others (six candidates) | 6,285 | 3.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 202,301 | 56.54 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 186,355 | 92.12 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15,946 | 7.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105,999 | 56.89 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 357,781 | |
| | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold |

## By-election 2015

A by-election was held on 23 April 2015 due to the resignation of Nabeel Gabol, the previous MNA from this seat. Kanwar Naveed Jamil of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 95,644 votes while Imran Ismail of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was in second place with 35,546 votes.
By-election 2015: NA-246 Karachi Central-VIII :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MQM | Kunwar Naveed Jamil | 95,644 | 73.41 |
| | PTI | Imran Ismail | 24,821 | 19.05 |
| | JI | Rashid Naseem | 9,056 | 6.95 |
| | Others | Others (twelve candidates) | 774 | 0.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 131,424 | 36.73 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 130,295 | 99.14 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,129 | 0.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70,823 | 54.36 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 357,801 | |
| | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold |

## Election 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
General election 2018: NA-254 Karachi Central-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PTI | Muhammad Aslam Khan | 75,702 | 38.61 | |
| | MQM-P | Sheikh Salahuddin | 48,813 | 24.90 | |
| | TLP | Mufti Ateeq Ahmed Ismail Zai | 28,546 | 14.56 | |
| | MMA | Rashid Naseem | 26,373 | 13.45 | |
| | Others | Others (twelve candidates) | 16,629 | 8.48 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 198,897 | 39.20 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 196,063 | 98.58 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,834 | 1.42 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,889 | 13.71 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 507,438 | | |
| | PTI gain from MQM-P | PTI gain from MQM-P | PTI gain from MQM-P | PTI gain from MQM-P | PTI gain from MQM-P |

## Election 2024

General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui won the election with 103,082 votes.
General election 2024: NA-248 Karachi Central-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MQM-P | Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui | 103,082 | 38.87 | 13.97 |
| | Independent | Arslan Khalid | 86,342 | 32.56 | 6.05 |
| | JI | Muhammad Babar Khan | 38,881 | 14.66 | N/A |
| | TLP | Muhammad Amjad Ali | 13,134 | 4.95 | 9.61 |
| | PPP | Muhammad Hassan Khan | 5,448 | 2.05 | 0.31 |
| | Others | Others (twenty nine candidates) | 18,306 | 6.90 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 266,077 | 44.36 | 5.16 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 265,193 | 99.67 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 884 | 0.33 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,460 | 6.58 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 599,811 | | |
| | MQM-P gain from PTI | MQM-P gain from PTI | MQM-P gain from PTI | MQM-P gain from PTI | MQM-P gain from PTI |