Karachi's NA-248 has many surprises (as usual)

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Unpredictability is the theme for NA-248, the constituency by the sea.

The history of this constituency suggests it maintains amazing unpredictability as its sprawling neighbourhoods have never been claimed by a single party.

Yet, the three key parties, each of them winning it twice in the past seven general elections since 1988, claim it as their fortress and hope to win it again on July 25.

The PPP, MQM and PML-N have been winning it by defeating opponents by chillingly thin margins since 1988.

The PTI is the new kid on the block which surprised all by finishing runners-up here in the last general elections.

A total of 12 candidates are contesting in the coming vote, including three independents. This constituency has a total of 303,258 voters — 120,734 females and 182,524 males.

Read the full report here.

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