KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Monday announced the schedule for the by-election on Karachi’s constituency of National Assembly NA-240 Korangi.

 

The NA-240 Korangi seat fell vacant due to the death of MNA Iqbal Muhammad Ali Khan belonging to Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P). ECP has announced that the polling in NA-240 would be held on June 16, 2022.

 

As per the schedule of the by-elections, the candidates can submit their nomination papers from May 7 to May 10. The appeals against acceptances or rejection of nominations could be filed before an appellate tribunal until May 17.

 

The scrutiny of the candidates’ nomination papers will be held on May 14 while election symbols will be allotted on May 25. Iqbal Muhammad Ali Khan had died after suffering from cardiac complications. The MNA was first elected as a councillor from Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal in 1987 in the local bodies elections.

 

He continuously won the National Assembly seat from the NA-256 constituency of Shah Faisal Colony in the years 2002, 2008 and 2013. Khan also won from NA-240 seat of Korangi area in the 2018 general elections on MQM’s ticket. During this time, he also served as a member of the different standing committees of the National Assembly as well as the federal minister of works and housing.