NA-213 Umerkot

NA-213 Umerkot (این اے-213، عُمرکوٹ) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.^[2]

NA-213 Umerkot
Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan
Region	Umerkot District
Electorate	608,997[1]
Current constituency
Member(s)	Vacant
Created from	NA-228 Mirpur Khas-III

Assembly Segments

Constituency number	Constituency	District	Current MPA	Party
49	PS-49 Umerkot-I	Umerkot District	Syed Sardar Ali Shah		PPP
50	PS-50 Umerkot-II		Syed Ameer Ali Shah
51	PS-51 Umerkot-III		Nawab Muhammad Taimur Talpur

Members of Parliament

2002-2018: NA-228 Mirpurkhas-III

Election		Member	Party
	2002	Nawab Yousuf Talpur	PPPP
	2008
	2013

2018–2023: NA-220 Umerkot

Election		Member	Party
	2018	Nawab Yousuf Talpur	PPPP

2024–2025: NA-213 Umerkot

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Nawab Yousuf Talpur	PPPP

Election 2002

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2002

General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Nawab Muhammad Yousuf Talpur of PPP won by 58,161 votes.^[3]

General election 2002: NA-228 Mirpurkhas-III

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PPP	Nawab Yousuf Talpur	58,161	52.28
	NA	Kishan Chand Parwani	48,905	43.96
	Independent	Ali Mardan Shah	2,107	1.89
	Others	Others (four candidates)	2,070	1.87
Turnout			114,242	43.69
Total valid votes			111,243	97.38
Rejected ballots			2,999	2.62
Majority			9,256	8.32
Registered electors			261,464

Election 2008

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2008

General elections were held on 18 February 2008. Nawab Muhammad Yousuf Talpur of PPP won by 75,080 votes.^[4]

General election 2008: NA-228 Mirpurkhas-III

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PPP	Nawab Yousuf Talpur	75,080	57.32	5.04
	Independent	Muhammad Qasim Soomro	30,079	22.96
	PML(F)	Pir Noor Muhammad Shah Jeelani	24,210	18.48
	Others	Others (fifteen candidates)	1,617	1.24
Turnout			136,944	49.83	6.14
Total valid votes			130,986	95.65
Rejected ballots			5,958	4.35
Majority			45,001	34.36	26.04
Registered electors			274,851
	PPP hold

Election 2013

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2013

General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Nawab Muhammad Yousuf Talpur of PPP won by 99,700 votes and became the member of National Assembly.^[5]

General election 2013: NA-228 Mirpurkhas-III

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PPP	Nawab Yousuf Talpur	99,700	50.73	6.59
	PTI	Shah Mahmood Qureshi	86,134	43.83
	Others	Others (twelve candidates)	10,689	5.44
Turnout			206,428	69.96	20.13
Total valid votes			196,523	95.20
Rejected ballots			9,905	4.80
Majority			13,566	6.90	27.46
Registered electors			295,065
	PPP hold

Election 2018

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-220 Umerkot ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PPP	Nawab Yousuf Talpur	163,287	59.35	8.62
	PTI	Shah Mahmood Qureshi	104,376	37.94
	Others	Others (five candidates)	7,449	2.71
Turnout			286,629	62.06	7.90
Total valid votes			275,112	95.98
Rejected ballots			11,517	4.02
Majority			58,911	21.41	14.51
Registered electors			461,867
	PPP hold		Swing	N/A

Election 2024

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2024

Elections were held on 8 February 2024. Nawab Yousuf Talpur won the election with 179,188 votes.^[7]

General election 2024: NA-213 Umerkot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PPP	Nawab Yousuf Talpur	179,188	62.82	3.47
	PML(N)	Mir Amanullah Khan Talpur	44,961	15.76	13.91
	Independent	Lal Chand Malhi[a]	38,648	13.55	24.39
	Others	Others (sixteen candidates)	22,432	7.86
Turnout			302,857	51.39	10.67
Total valid votes			285,229	94.18
Rejected ballots			17,628	5.82
Majority			134,227	47.06	25.65
Registered electors			589,350
	PPP hold

By-election 2025

A by-election will be held on 17 April 2025, due to the death of Nawab Yousuf Talpur, the previous member from this seat.^[8] Saba Talpur, his widow, won the election with 161,934 votes.^[9][10]

By-election 2025: NA-213 Umerkot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PPP	Saba Talpur	161,934	64.33	1.51
	Independent	Lal Chand Malhi[a]	81,160	32.24	18.65
	Others	Others (sixteen candidates)	8,619	3.42
Turnout			261,784	42.99	8.40
Total valid votes			251,713	96.15
Rejected ballots			10,071	3.85
Majority			80,774	32.09	14.97
Registered electors			608,997
	PPP hold

See also

• NA-212 Mirpur Khas-II
• NA-214 Tharparkar-I

Notes

1. Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed him to run as an Independent