Election Name: | 2023 Karachi Mayoral Election |
Country: | Pakistan |
Type: | mayoral |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Year: | 2015 |
Election Date: | 15 June 2023 |
Candidate1: | Murtaza Wahab |
Party1: | Pakistan Peoples Party |
Popular Vote1: | 173 |
Percentage1: | 51.95% |
Candidate2: | Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman |
Party2: | JI |
Popular Vote2: | 160 |
Percentage2: | 48.05% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Waseem Akhtar |
Before Party: | Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan |
After Party: | Pakistan Peoples Party |
After Election: | Murtaza Wahab |
The 2023 Karachi Mayoral election took place on 15 June 2023. Both Barrister Murtaza Wahab of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) ran for mayor. Salman Abdullah Murad and Saifuddin Awan were the PPP and JI's respective candidates for deputy mayor.[1]
According to unofficial results, Murtaza Wahab of the PPP won the election.[2] Naeem Ur Rehman received 160 votes, compared to his 173 votes.[3]
Clashes erupted outside the Arts Council of Pakistan after Murtaza Wahab won Karachi's mayoral election.[4] The JI alleges that the poll was rigged and announced a “Black Day” across the country on 16 June 2023.[5]