Counting under way in Karachi's NA-249 constituency as tough contest expected among major parties

[313ghazi]

The counting process for the NA-249 by-election in Karachi began on Thursday as a tough contest was expected among major parties vying for the seat in one of the city's most ethnically diverse constituencies.

According to media reporters, the voter turnout remained disappointingly low in most polling stations across the constituency, despite the hype created around the election for the past few weeks.

NA-249, Karachi West II, was created in 2018 by amalgamating areas that previously fell in two NA constituencies (NA-239 and NA-240) during three general elections held from 2002 to 2013.

The seat had fallen vacant after PTI's Faisal Vawda resigned over his dual nationality controversy and became a senator.

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PPP emerges victorious in NA-249 Karachi by-poll

PPP's Qadir Khan Mandokhail secures 16,156 votes, followed by PML-N's Miftah Ismail with 15,473 votes; PTI stands at fifth spot.

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Why the F*** are we having a by-election amongst all this COVID-19? This government is hypocritical beyond all comprehension.

 

[Sulman Badshah]

PML N is currently ahead ... which is surprising
because in Karachi usually MQM, PPP or PTI consider as strong parties

 

[Areesh]

PML N is currently ahead ... which is surprising
because in Karachi usually MQM, PPP or PTI consider as strong parties

PTI is weakest in Karachi right now

People are done with them.

Pee pee pee is strong on one or two seats at best. The rest of Karachi daily send lanat on them

Mqm has vote bank but due to PSP its vote bank has been divided

 

[RIP Pak LAW]

PML N is currently ahead ... which is surprising
because in Karachi usually MQM, PPP or PTI consider as strong parties

NA 249 is usually outskirts areas of Karachi where large punjabi population lives... In 90s when mqm was at their top pmln used to won from here and even in 2018, pti barely won with the lead of just 700 votes. Pti made a blunder by letting this seat go just for Faisal can have senate seat since his disqualification would had taken few more months. Abandoning this seat is more like giving the seat on platter to pmln and that too for free.