# NA-244 Karachi West-I

NA-244 Karachi West-I (این اے-244،کراچی مغربی-1) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.

## Area

This constituency includes following Karachi neighborhoods: Surjani Town, Taiser Town, Qalandarani Goth, Abdullah Goth, Gulshan-e-Maymar, Mominabad, Gulshan-e-Tauheed, Manghopir, Ghazi Goth, Hazratabad, Ittehad Town, KDA Flats, etc.

## Assembly Segments

| Constituency number | Constituency | District | Current MPA | Party | Party |
| 116 | PS-116 Karachi West-I | Karachi West District | Ali Ahmed Jan | | PPP |
| 117 | PS-117 Karachi West-II | Karachi West District | Sheikh Abdullah | | MQM-P |

## Members of Parliament
### 2018–2023: NA-252 Karachi West-V

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2018 | Aftab Jehangir | PTI |

### 2024–present: NA-244 Karachi West-I

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2024 | Farooq Sattar | MQM–P |

## Election 2002

General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Sultan Ahmed Khan of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 62,245 votes.
General election 2002: NA-243 Karachi Central Cum Karachi West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MQM | Sultan Ahmed Khan | 62,245 | 66.29 |
| | MMA | Muhammad Saleemuddin Qureshi | 13,105 | 13.96 |
| | PPP | Anwar Ahmed Khan Yousufzai | 8,391 | 8.94 |
| | PST | Muhammad Iftikhar Ahmed Bhatti | 6,911 | 7.36 |
| | PML(Q) | Badar Iqbal | 2,580 | 2.75 |
| | Others | Others (two candidates) | 661 | 0.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,001 | 37.50 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 93,893 | 99.89 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 108 | 0.11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49,140 | 52.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 250,670 | |

## Election 2008

General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Abdul Waseem of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 167,764 votes.
General election 2008: NA-243 Karachi Central Cum Karachi West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MQM | Abdul Waseem | 167,764 | 87.32 |
| | PPP | Zafar Ahmed Siddiqui | 22,147 | 11.53 |
| | Others | Others (four candidates) | 2,222 | 1.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 193,864 | 58.17 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 192,133 | 99.11 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,731 | 0.89 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145,617 | 75.79 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 333,290 | |
| | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold |

## Election 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Abdul Waseem of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 192,638 votes and became the member of National Assembly.
General election 2013: NA-243 Karachi Central Cum Karachi West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MQM | Abdul Waseem | 192,638 | 79.86 |
| | PTI | Zahid Hussain Hashmi | 29,875 | 12.38 |
| | JI | Muhammad Yousuf | 8,578 | 3.56 |
| | PPP | Syed Sohail Abidi | 5,831 | 2.42 |
| | Independent | Abdul Nabi Brohi | 3,457 | 1.43 |
| | Others | Others (four candidates) | 854 | 0.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 245,061 | 57.77 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 241,233 | 98.44 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,828 | 1.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162,762 | 67.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 424,198 | |
| | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold | MQM hold |

## Election 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
General election 2018: NA-252 Karachi West-V :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PTI | Aftab Jehangir | 21,065 | 24.92 | |
| | MQM-P | Abdul Kadir Khanzada | 17,858 | 21.12 | |
| | TLP | Muhammad Furqan | 10,107 | 11.96 | |
| | MMA | Abdul Majeed Khaskheli | 10,074 | 11.92 | |
| | PPP | Abdul Khaliq Mirza | 9,909 | 11.72 | |
| | PML(N) | Muhammad Ayub Khan | 6,495 | 7.68 | |
| | PSP | Iftikhar Randhawa | 4,786 | 5.66 | |
| | Others | Others (nine candidates) | 4,248 | 5.02 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,757 | 39.61 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 84,542 | 97.45 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,215 | 2.55 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,207 | 3.80 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 219,042 | | |
| | 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 08 February 2024. Farooq Sattar of MQM-P won by 20,048 votes and became the member of National Assembly.
General election 2024: NA-244 Karachi West-I :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MQM-P | Farooq Sattar | 20,048 | 33.76 | 12.64 |
| | Independent | Aftab Jehangir | 14,073 | 23.70 | 1.22 |
| | PPP | Abdul Berr | 7,450 | 12.54 | 0.82 |
| | JI | Irfan Ahmed | 6,141 | 10.34 | N/A |
| | TLP | Zameer Hussain | 4,340 | 7.31 | 4.65 |
| | PML(N) | Ghulam Rasool | 2,277 | 3.83 | 3.85 |
| | Independent | Syed Muhammad Rehmat Ali Rehmani | 2,155 | 3.63 | N/A |
| | Others | Others (seventeen candidates) | 2,907 | 4.89 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,631 | 38.95 | 0.66 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 59,391 | 97.95 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,240 | 2.05 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,975 | 10.06 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 155,682 | | |
| | 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 |