| NA-242 Karachi Keamari-I | |
| Parl Name: | National Assembly of Pakistan |
| Party: | Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan |
| Member: | Syed Mustafa Kamal |
| Region: | Baldia Town and SITE Town (partly) of Keamari District in Karachi |
| Electorate: | 437,790 [1] |
| Previous: | NA-241 Karachi-III |
NA-242 Karachi Keamari-I is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan that encompasses Baldia.[2]
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Laeeq Khan | MMA | |||
| Iqbal Qadri | MQM | |||
| Iqbal Qadri | MQM | |||
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faisal Vawda | PTI | |||
| 2021 | Qadir Khan Mandokhel | PPP | ||
See also: Pakistani general election, 2002. General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Muhammad Laeeq Khan of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal won by 26,812 votes.[3]
See also: Pakistani general election, 2008. General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Syed A Iqbal Qadri of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 93,617 votes.[4]
See also: Pakistani general election, 2013. General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Syed A Iqbal Qadri of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 95,584 votes and became the member of National Assembly.[5]
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
A by-election was held in this constituency on 29 April 2021. The Election Commission of Pakistan stayed the process for consolidation of result and fixed May 4 as the date for hearing of Pakistan Muslim League (N) candidate, Miftah Ismail’s application seeking a recount of votes.[6] Upon accepting his request, lawmakers were asked by the ECP to reach the office of the returning officer (RO) on May 6 for the recount.[7] On May 6 recounting of votes again started which held until 8 May and in the final result PPP candidate was again declared as the winner with the margin of 909 votes from its rival PML-N.[8] On the other hand, all of the four main political parties (PML-N, PSP, PTI and MQM-Pakistan) boycotted this recount demanding the repoll again in whole constituency.[9]
General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Syed Mustafa Kamal won the election with 71,527 votes.