2005 Karachi local elections

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2005 Karachi local government elections
19 August 2005 2015 →
Turnout30% (Claim 1)
50% (Claim 2)
40% (Claim 3)
  Flag of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.svg Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Flag.svg Flag of Pakistan People's Party.svg
Party MQM JI PPP
Percentage 59.0% 16.4% 12.4%
Elected Mayor

Syed Mustafa Kamal
MQM

2005 Karachi local government elections were the first Karachi local government elections to elect a mayor and a local council.

Voting[]

In contrast to latest elections held in 2015, the mayors were elected in CDGK by direct voting of all elected counsellors. Each union council consisted of 13 members, which gave a total electorate of 2,314 members from 178 union councils.

Result[]

The elected mayor Syed Mustafa Kamal
Syed Mustafa Kamal taking oath as Mayor of Karachi

The 2005 local government elections individual results are based on claims made by various parties; the official result has not remained as a part of the Election Commission of Pakistan's record.

The following party results are only based on estimate and is not a definite result.[1][2][3]

Karachi Local Government Elections, 2005
#
Parties
 Panel Name Seats

claimed

Claim 1 Claim 2 Average Percentage
1 Flag of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.svg Muttahida Qaumi Movement Haq Parast 105 1,362 1,400 1,381 59.0%
2 Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Flag.svg Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Al-Khidmat 38 299 500 400 16.4%
3 Flag of Pakistan People's Party.svg Pakistan Peoples Party Awam Dost 25 202 400 301 12.4%
4 Awami National Party flag.png Awami National Party Khidmatgar 3 40 100 70 3%
5 Flag of the Jamiat Ulema-e Islam.svg Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) Insan Dost 31 100 65 2.7%
6 Flag of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q).svg Pakistan Muslim League (N) Watan Nawaz 28 80 54 2.2%
7 Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan Al-Khadim 10 80 45 1.8%
8 Sunni Tehreek Insan Dost - 25 12 0.5%
9 Flag of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q).svg Pakistan Muslim League (Q) Khushal Pakistan - - - - -
10 Independents 100 100 100 4.1%
Estimated total 171 2,072 2,785 2,428
Actual total 178 2,314 5% error
Turn out 30% 50% 40%

References[]

  1. ^ Report, Dawn (2005-08-19). "KARACHI: Peaceful polling held amid claims of rigging: First phase of LB elections". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  2. ^ "KARACHI: Muttahida lays claim on Karachi, Hyderabad: Nazim, naib nazim slots". DAWN.COM. 2005-09-06. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  3. ^ Report, Dawn (2005-08-20). "PML, allies claim victory in Sindh: •Mixed trends in Punjab, Balochistan •opposition alleges massive fraud". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
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