Karachi is not only the metropolitan city and the commercial capital of the country but it has a significant say in the political landscape of the country. The electoral mandate and parliamentary representation of Karachi in national and provincial assemblies is significant with 22 general seats in National Assembly and 47 general seats in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh. The district wise bifurcation of seats and total voters is as follows:
Sr. | District | Seats in National Assembly | Seats in Provincial Assembly | Regsitered Voters | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | ||||
1 | Malir | 3 | 6 | 458,658 | 349,486 | 808,144 |
2 | Korangi | 3 | 7 | 807,460 | 663,951 | 1,471,411 |
3 | Karachi East | 4 | 9 | 859,919 | 757,601 | 1,617,520 |
4 | Karachi South | 3 | 5 | 677,329 | 572,266 | 1,249,595 |
5 | Keamari | 2 | 5 | 503,790 | 360,848 | 864,638 |
6 | Karachi West | 3 | 6 | 540,533 | 394,072 | 934,605 |
7 | Karachi Central | 4 | 9 | 1,128,978 | 971,208 | 2,100,186 |
Total | 22 | 47 | 4,976,667 | 4,069,432 | 9,046,099 |