| NA-241 Karachi South-III | |
| Parl Name: | National Assembly of Pakistan |
| Party: | PPP |
| Member: | Mirza Ikhtiar Baig |
| Region: | Aram Bagh Town (partly), Saddar Town, Defence, Clifton Cantonment and Karachi Cantonment (partly) of Karachi South in Karachi |
| Electorate: | 462,512 [1] |
| Previous: | NA-250 Karachi-XII |
NA-241 Karachi South-III is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan that encompasses much of South Karachi.[2] The constituency is composed of the South Karachi localities of Aram Bagh, Civil Line, Clifton, Defence, Gizri, Mithadar, Kharadar, Nanak Wara, part of Ranchore Line, Saddar, and Serai Quarter.[3] [4]
General elections were held In NA-250 Karachi-XII on 10 October 2002.
Abdul Sattar Afghani of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal won by 24,462 votes followed by Nasreen Jalil of MQM with 19,414 votes [5]
| Abdul Sattar Afghani | Muttahidda Majlis-e-Amal | 24462 | |
| Nasreen Jalil | Muttahida Qaumi Movement | 19414 | |
| Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig | Pakistan peoples Party Parliamentarians | 12105 | |
| Mamnoon Hussain | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 5565 | |
| M.A. Wajid Jawad | Pakistan Mulim League (Q) | 4718 | |
| Syed Kamal Shah | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 3176 | |
| Syed Javed Umer | Sunni Tehreek | 1226 | |
| Nazir Ibrahim Shaikh | Mohajir Qaumi Movement Pakistan | 150 | |
| Surriya Rahim Advocate | 144 | ||
| Khalid Kama | Independent | 83 | |
| Noor Mohammad | Independent | 69 | |
| Ovais Siddiq Jangda | Independent | 64 | |
| Tahir Sharif Khan | Independent | 47 | |
| S.M. Altaf | Pakistan Mazdoor Kissan Party | 44 | |
| Raja Arif Sultan Minhas | Independent | 16 |
The result of the 2008 general election in this constituency is given below.
Khushbakhat Shujaa
| Contesting candidates | Party affiliation | Votes polled | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khushbakhat Shujaat | Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan | 52045 | |
| Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig | Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians | 44412 | |
| Saleem Zia | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 3485 | |
| Captain Haleem Ahmed Siddiqui | Independent | 1333 | |
| Muhammad Farooq Bangsh | Awami National Party | 89 | |
| Muhammad Hanif | Sunni Tehreek | 73 | |
| Khurram Muhammad Qamar | Pakistan Qaumi League | 72 | |
| Muhammad Ejaz Alam | Independent | 72 | |
| Javaid Ahmed Chhatari Advocate | Independent | 56 | |
| Begum Salma Ahmed | Independent | 44 | |
| Tahir Khan | Independent | 34 | |
| Abdul Wahab Baloch Advocate | Sindh United Party | 21 |
Dr. Arif Alvi of PTI won the 2013 elections with a total of 76,305 votes. The elections were held on 11 May but there were abundant reports of election irregularities[7] which resulted in the Election Commission of Pakistan declaring a re-polling a week later on 19 May 2013 in 42 polling stations out of a total of 186. Alvi was declared the winner with 76,305 votes, followed by Khushbakht Shujaat of MQM at 28,374, and then Naimatullah Khan belonging to Jamaat-e-Islami, who received 11,149 votes. Jamaat-e-Islami boycotted the elections on the afternoon of 11 May (election day), citing massive election rigging in Karachi and Hyderabad.[8]
On 18 May, a day before the re-polling, PTI leader Zahra Shahid Hussain was assassinated outside her house.[9] The entire week, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) had been appealing to the Election Commission of Pakistan to hold elections throughout the NA-250 constituency, but their appeal was rejected. Ultimately MQM chose to boycott the re-polling of 42 polling stations in NA-250 on 19 May. Alvi of PTI was declared as a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-250 Constituency of Karachi.
Dr. Arif Alvi of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was declared the winner with 76,305 votes, followed by Khushbakht Shujaat of MQM at 28,374, and Naimatullah Khan of Jamaat-e-Islami, who received 11,149 votes.[10]
| Contesting candidates | Party affiliation | Votes polled | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arif ur Rehman Alvi | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 76305 | |
| Khushbakht Shujat | Muttahidda Qaumi Movement | 28374 | |
| Mr. Naimatullah Khan | Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan | 11149 | |
| Muhammad Rashid Hussain Rabani | Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians | 4556 | |
| Muhammad Abdullah | Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam (F) | 747 | |
| Syed Muhammad Hanif | Awami National Party | 701 | |
| Saleem Zia | Independent | 658 | |
| Syed Ali Hussain | Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen Pakistan | 429 | |
| Muhammad Kamran Khan | Independent | 254 | |
| Muhammad Jibran Nasir | Independent | 253 | |
| Zafar Iqbal | Independent | 135 | |
| Muhammad Arif Mansoori | Pakistan Sunni Tehreek | 133 | |
| Khan Amanullah Khan | Pakistan Muslim League | 112 | |
| Molvi Muhammad Iqbal Haider Advocate | Independent | 95 | |
| Mehfooz Yar Khan | Independent | 73 | |
| Muhammad Qaseem | Independent | 62 | |
| Saman Sultana Jafri | Independent | 51 | |
| Raja Arif Sultan Minhas | Independent | 36 | |
| Arshad Lal Junejo | Independent | 36 | |
| Dr Jehanzeb Mughal | Independent | 32 | |
| Muhammad Usman Sorthia | Independent | 22 | |
| Malik Shamriz Awan | All Pakistan Muslim League | 21 | |
| Ghulam Muhammad Banglani | Independent | 21 | |
| Sardar Muhammad Iqbal | Independent | 16 | |
| Javed Ahmed Chhatari | Independent | 14 | |
| Muhammad Shafiq | Independent | 13 | |
| Wasim Ahmed | Independent | 11 | |
| Abdul Hamid Yousufi | Independent | 11 | |
| Mahmood Hussain Qureshi | Independent | 10 | |
| Ghulam Muhammad Khan | Independent | 10 | |
| Abdul Hakeem | Independent | 3 | |
| Ikhtiar Ali Channa | Independent | 1 |
Previously this constituency was labelled as NA-250, but in the 2018 general elections it was re-labelled by the Election Commission of Pakistan as NA-247 Karachi South-II. The 2018 general elections were held on 25 July 2018. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Arif Alvi won the election but later resigned[11] from the National Assembly constituency as he was then elected as the 13th President of Pakistan.
On 5 September 2018, Dr. Arif Alvi tendered his resignation from the National Assembly as he was elected as the 13th President of Pakistan. The by-election was then held in this constituency on 21 October 2018.[12]
General elections was held on 8 February 2024. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig won the election with 52,456 votes.
