KARACHI, Feb 7: Electioneering in the February10 by-election for the National Assembly seat, NA-250 Karachi-XII), draws to a close on Thursday-Friday midnight.
Although several of the 13 candidates who had filed their nomination papers have already announced their withdrawal from the contest, the ballot paper would carry their names as their declaration had come after the last date for the withdrawals.
The candidates nominated and supported by major parties and alliances are Akhlaq Hussain Abidi of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Nafees Ahmed Siddiqui of the Pakistan People’s Party, Raja Arif Sultan Minhas of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and Saleem Zia of the PML-N. The independent candidates are: Amber Raza Nancy, Eng Abdul Aziz, Prof Abdul Qadir Shaikh, Javed Ahmad Chattari, Zulfiqar Ali Qaimkhani, Syed Rashid Ahmad, Ghulam Mohyuddin, Fauzia Ejaz, and Mehfooz Yar Khan.
The seat has fallen vacant due to the demise of its occupant, Abdul Sattar Afghani, who had contested for it in the 2002 general elections from the platform of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal. He had secured 21,462 votes. The constituency had around 205,400 registered voters. His nearest rival was Ms Nasreen Jalil of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement who had secured 19,414 votes. The other candidates included Dr Mirza Ikhtiar Baig of PPP (12,105 votes) Mamnoon Hussain of the PML-N (5,565 votes).
The turn out in the previous election for the seat was 33.7 per cent. The number of total votes cast was 69,235 out of which 952 votes stood rejected.
The PML-Q had fielded M.A. Wajid Jawwad who bagged 4,718 votes. Syed Kamal Shah of the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf got 3,176 votes and Syed Javed Omar, who had contested from the platform of the Sunni Tehrik had secured 1,226 votes. Mrs Surriya Rahim of Tehrik-i-Istiqlal bagged 144, Nazir Ibrahim Shaikh of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (Haqiqi) 150 and S. M. Altaf of the Pakistan Mazdoor Kissan Party 44 votes.
Among the independent candidates, Khalid Kamal polled 83, Noor Mohammad 69, Ovais Siddique Jagda 64, Tahir Sharif Khan 47 and Raja Arif Sultan Minhas 16 votes.
For the Feb 10 polling, 135 polling stations have been set up in almost the same locations as in the previous general elections. A detailed list of polling stations with number of votes in each polling station is as under:
Polling Station No.1 and 2: Saifiya Girls Secondary School, Campbell Street (1,980 and 2,244); No.3 and 4: Saifiya Secondary Boys Private School, Aram Bagh, Pakistan Chowk (2,009 and 1,696); No.5: S.M. Law College, Ziauddin Ahmed Road (1,667); No. 6 and 7: Govt Commerce & Economic College, Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Road (1,604 and 1,560); No. 8 and 9: Govt Boys Secondary School, Railway Colony, (1,402 and 1,507); No.10, 11 and 12: KMC Primary School, Railway Colony (1,461, 1,671, and 1,921); No.13: KMC Primary School, NTR Colony (1,579); No.14 and 15: Nabi Bagh College, Opposite Preedy Police Station (1,969 and 1,872); No.16: Govt Boys Primary School, S.M. Modern Rattan Talao (1,887), KMC Primer Street Gawali Lane No-3, Behind Frere Market (1,903); No.18 and 19: Govt Boys Primary School, Fazalur Rehman, Urdu Bazaar (1,899 and 1,326); No.20: Govt Boys Secondary School, Metro Police Jamia Cloth Market (1,563); No.21: Govt Boys Primary School MUM, behind Radio Pakistan (1,563); No. 22 and 23: DJ Science College, Pakistan Chowk (2,031 and 1,237); No. 24: BVS Parsi School, Abdullah Haroon Road (1,933), No. 25: KMC Primary School, Dawoodpota Road (1,801); No. 26: St. Xavier School, Sadder (1,965); No.27 and 28: Kachchi Memon School (1,798 and 2,059); No.29: St. Viiani School, Church Road, Saddar (1,445); No.30: JMA School, Shahrah-i-Liaquat (2,013); PS-31: Admin Block Woman College Shara-i- Liaquat (2132); PS-32: Khaliq-uz-Zaman Block, Women College (1,754), No.33: New Building Women College, Shahrah-i-Liaquat (2,073); No.34: YMCA School, Din Mohammad Wafai Road (1,508), No. 35: President House School, Gate No.4, Governor’s House (1,686); No.36 and 37: Jonnaiy School Fatima Jinnah Road (1,703 and 1,039); No.38: JAK KMC School, Hijrat Colony (1,406); No.39 and 40: JAK Lower Secondary School, Hijrat Colony (1,365, 1,853); No.41: Bismillah Hijrat Colony School (1,859); No.42: Cantt No.2 School, Hijrat Colony (1,532); No. 43 and 44: Citizen School, Behind PIDC House (1,476 and 1,287); No. 45 and 46: College of Accounting Management Sciences, Allama Shibli Nomani Road (1,495 and 1,384); No.47: St. Anthony School, Frere Town, Mecknol Road (1,690); No.48: Beacon House School, Clifton Campus, Mecknol Road (1,668); No.49: Junior Model School, near Frere Police Station (2,128); No.50 and 51: St. Michael Convent Secondary School, B/7, opposite Boat Basin (1,576 and 1,835); No.52: Clifton Grammar Junior Secondary School, Bl-5, Clifton (1,692), No.53: St. Peter Secondary School, Old Clifton (1,497); No.54: Ali Public Elementary School, St. No. 7, Railway, Rati Line (1,527); No.55: Abdullah Shah Ghazi School (2,029); No.56: KMC School, Lal Shah Baba Mazar (1,602); No.57: Govt Boys Primary School, Abdullah Shah Ghazi Mazar (1,736); No. 58 and 59: Govt Boys Secondary School, Shireen Jinnah Colony (1,929 and 1,892); No.60: The Hampton Secondary School, Clifton Block-1 (1,926); No. 61: American Secondary School, Kehkashan Block-4 (1,832); No.62: Govt Boys Primary School, Gizri (2,033); No.63: Govt Boys Primary School, J.F. Panthaki (2,223); No. 64: Govt Boys Lower Secondary School, Maryam Gizri (2,028); No. 65 and 66 Govt Girls Secondary School, Shireen Jinnah Colony (1,018 and 1,258); No.67: Govt Girls Secondary School, Gizri (1,260); No.68: British English School, Bl-4 (941); No. 69, 70 & 71: Habib Girls Secondary School, Garden Road (1,757, 1,535 and 1,425); No.72: Guard Public School, off Garden Road (1,350), No. 73: St. Joseph Girls College, Saddar (1,421); No.74, 75 & 76: Govt Boys Lower Secondary School, Bazarta Line (1,931, 1,381 and 1,265); No.77 and 78: Ayesha Bawani Secondary School (1,449 and 988), No.79 and 80: Ayesha Bawani Govt College (1,363 and 945); No.81 and 82: St. Paul Secondary School, Saddar (1,530 and 1,134), No.83: Hyderi Public School, Sarwar Shaheed Road (1,372); No.84, 85 & 86: F.G. Public Secondary School, Dr Dawoodpota Road (1,479, 1,125 and 1,211); No.87, 89 & 90: Naval Secondary School, Naval Colony, Near PN Shifa (1,355, 1,516, 1,175 and 1,183); No.91, 92, 93, 94 & 95: Dukhteran-e-Awam Secondary School, DHA Phase I (1,025, 1,004, 1,466 and 1,144 and 1,260); No.96 & 97: Govt Boys Primary School, Chanesar No.1, Kalapul (1,421 and 1,550); No.98 & 99: Railway Secondary School, Railway Colony, Cantt. (1,593 and 1,590); No.100: Behbood Middle School, Railway Colony, Kalapul (1,542); No.101 & 102: Railway Secondary School, Railway Colony, Cantt. Kalapul (1,325 and 1,484), No.103: Govt Boys Primary School, Pak Jamhuria Colony (1,319); No.104, 105,106 & 107: Govt Boys Secondary School Qamarul Islam, Punjab Colony (1,571, 1,444, 1,100 and 989): No.108, 109, 110,111 & 112: Ismail Allahwala Secondary School, Delhi Colony (1,590, 1,294, 1,489, 1,358 and 1,356); No.113 & 114: Govt Boys Primary and Middle School, Chandio Village, near Gizri Mohammedan Football Ground (1,160 and 1,132); No. 115 & 116: Najam Delhi Secondary School, Delhi Colony (1,495 and 957); No. 117,118,119, 120 &121: P&T Colony (1,163, 1,451, 1,283, 1,316 and 1,819); No.122, 123 &124: DHA Boys College, Phase-VII (2,102, 1,962 and 1,982); No.125 and 126: Defence Model School, Phase-IV (2,177 and 1,396); No.127 and 128: Eak Eak Govt Boys Secondary School, Zamzama Road (2,101 and 2,071); No.129 and 130: Eak Eak Girls College (1,859 and 2,948); No: 131 and 132: Greenwich House College, Near Darakhshan Market (2,001 and 2,203); No.133: DHA Junior Model School, Behind Building No.24, Sea View Apartment (2,141); No.134: Govt Boys Secondary School, Evershine Pak Jamhuria Colony (1,233); No. 135: Eak Eak Govt Boys Secondary School, Zamzama Road (1,600).