NA-242 Karachi Keamari-I (این اے-242، کراچی کیماڑی-1) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan that encompasses Baldia.

Iqbal Qadri of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 93,617 votes.

Iqbal Qadri of Muttahida Qaumi Movement won by 95,584 votes and became the member of National Assembly.

The Election Commission of Pakistan stayed the process for consolidation of result and fixed May 4 as the date for hearing of Pakistan Muslim League (N) candidate, Miftah Ismail’s application seeking a recount of votes.

[8] On May 6 recounting of votes again started which held until 8 May and in the final result PPP candidate was again declared as the winner with the margin of 909 votes from its rival PML-N.[9] On the other hand, all of the four main political parties (PMLN, PSP, PTI and MQM-Pakistan) boycotted this recount demanding the repoll again in whole constituency.