MQM comfortably defeats PTI to retain PS-94 seat in Karachi's Korangi: unofficial results
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has won the by-election held on Sunday for the Sindh Assembly constituency of PS-94 in Karachi's Korangi neighbourhood with a landslide victory against the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI).
Unofficial, preliminary results received from 149 polling stations show MQM's Syed Hashim Raza bagged 21,537 votes to maintain his party's dominance in the constituency.
PTI's Muhammad Ashraf Jabbar trailed behind with 8,970 votes, and the MQM-Haqiqi and Pak Sarzameen Party candidates managed to obtain 5,806 and 1,416 votes, respectively.
Voting had commenced at 8am amid tight security, and continued uninterrupted till 5pm without any major disturbance reported during the day. Voters who were present inside polling stations at 5pm were allowed to cast their votes even after the polling time ended.
The counting of votes lasted several hours, but even as results were still pouring in, MQM supporters were seen celebrating their party's anticipated victory with music and dance.
The PS-94 Korangi Karachi-III seat had fallen vacant after the death of MQM MPA Muhammad Wajahat in November last year.
A total of 28 aspirants had come in the field to contest the by-election, but unofficial results that poured in after the voting ended showed the main fight was between the MQM and PTI candidates, with Raza leading the race at most polling stations.
Three days before the Korangi by-poll, unidentified suspects had stolen around 1,800 computerised national identity cards (CNICs) from an office of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) in Landhi. The area where the Nadra office is located falls in PS-94 constituency.
As contesting parties expressed concern over the incident, the Pakistan Rangers Sindh a day later claimed to have arrested a suspect who along with his accomplices allegedly stole the CNICs from the Nadra office. At least 803 stolen identity cards were recovered from the suspect.
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PTIshould win and let the peoples lot be come better
What to expect from this election? It is in Karachi, Korangi, MQM, Period.
Pti is definitely going to win as IK is very popular in Karachi.
PTI is dying reality. Gone are the days of purpose built containers.
If the results can be delayed by 48 hours, PTI will definitely win.
MQM WON THE MATCH
MQM regained its seat! PTI field its candidate against PPP not against MQM. PTI startegy worked well!
MQM-P already won the seat by healthy margin, congratulations! Karachi is for MQM-P
This should have been 99% MQM . Even in korangi MQM is wining by a margin which is much narrower than expected , speaks volumes about loss of popularity of this party.
After 30 years of given misery by MQM, people of Karachi still want to live in same situation. Then feel sorry for them.
Whoever win,Pakistan to progress with peace and rule of law.
@Danish, wrong
@Nadeem, well said!
@Zak, Its up to the voters of that constituency to elect the candidate this is how a democracy works.
Even though I’m Karachiwala, but this is useless win. MQM is good for nothing for Karachi and Muhajirs. PTI should take it as a concern and start doing some development work in Karachi.
PTI is only good at talking and taking loans
@SABER,
Obviously Karachites don't agree that the 30 years of misery was because of MQM.
Sad! People will never change
You got worthy headline..
This shows the polls have been free and fair under PTI. Congratulations MQM
@SABER, PPP is winning from interior Sibdh from last 45 years... what has changed in there... MNA and MPA duty not to solve local issue like roads and waste issues. There duty is to make law.., the issue of local area should be resolved by local bodies like mayor and counsellors for which rulling party if singh took power from mayors.
Hope ID were checked to ensure no stolen IDs were used as bogey. Otherwise, recount.
I don’t think PTI is focusing too much for vacant seats. But when it’s time for national elections they will definitely put maximum effort. Besides Mqm-p knows there is no better person and party to work with besides Imran Khan and PTi. They have been deceived both by Ppp and pml-n for decades.
The Key Words here are: “Win Comfortably”
These Mohajirs are sorry people who are so racist.
What happened to all the CNIC that were stolen from Nadra office. Were they used here in voting?
What more proof required for the selection that happened four months ago.
Ahh yes, karachi the city that repeats things that never work.
@SABER,
Mr. SABER,
Then feel sorry for the inhabitants of Panjab - PML-N.
Then feel sorry for the inhabitants of the rural areas of Sindh - PPP.
Then feel sorry for the inhabitants of Pakhtunkhaw - ANP and JUI.
And so on.
MQM and PPP,and np needs to stop drinking the blood out of Karachi, these mafia parties have destroyed this city because their party mafia heads,can not get enough looted funds from Karachi, they want everything ! High time power that be put these three mafia parties back of the bus forever!
Only if the results were delayed by two days or so...PTI would have won a landslide victory.
Winds of change
I thought Pti is most poplar party in Karachi . According to survey 51 % love PtI definitely election was rigged IK must challenge the election. Or ask his party members to protest at D chok against the election.