The Businessmen Group (BMG) won in the Karachi Chamber’s Elections 2024-26. All 30 BMG candidates secured the highest number of votes, 92,954, whereas the candidates from the Businessmen Alliance (BMA) received 21,613 votes.
As per provisional results announced by Election Commission Members Agha Shahab Ahmed Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed Vohra, and Abdul Nasir Rangoonwala, BMG’s Jawed Bilwani secured the highest number of 3,148 votes, whereas BMA’s Saleem Kapadia got 794. Moreover, Zia ul Arfeen secured 3,106 votes, Faisal Khalil Ahmed (3,143 votes), Nusair Siraj Teli (3,146 votes), Muhammad Rehan Hanif (3,136 votes), Muhammad Raza (3,104 votes), Mohammad Hanif (3,130 votes), Faiz Ahmed (3,096 votes), Kousar Eijaz (3,143 votes), Mubashir Dagia (3,099 votes), Abu Bakar Siddique Ahmed Shamsi (3,110 votes), Nausherwan Haider (3,106 votes), Yousuf Junaid Makda (3,133 votes), Munir Ahmed Barry (3,115 votes), Ali Tahir Dada (3,121 votes), Muhammad Arif (3,141 votes), Shawwal Ali Malik (3105 votes), Mohammad Ahsan Arshad Shaikh (3,116 votes), Muhammad Shoaib (3,146 votes), Hasan Nasir (3,135 votes), Muhammad Hamza Nisar (3,140 votes), Muhammad Farhan Ashrafi (3,097 votes), Imran Moiz Khan (3,079 votes), Junaid Mahmood (3,084 votes), Arshad Abdul Majeed Jiwani (3,082 votes), Muhammad Asim Aejaz (3,070 votes), Sheikh Muddasir Rafiq Magoon (3,088 votes), Faisal Anis Bumbia (3,025 votes), Muhammad Asif Gulfam (2,951 votes) and Muhammad Akram Rana (2,859 votes).
On the other hand, BMA candidates Wasiq Hussain Khan attained 762 votes, Arshad Khurshid (755 votes), Mohammad Jawed (713 votes), Saghir Ahmed Qureshi (719 votes), Imran Amin (763 votes), Naveed Iqbal Billoo (747 votes), Muhammad Saleem Khan (732 votes), Mehmood ul Hassan Awan (711 votes), Mohammad Sharjil Goplani (776 votes), Sanwal Mal (740 votes), Syed Mujahid Rasool (732 votes), Ziaul Haq Babar (725 votes), Muhammad Ali Lakhani (734 votes), Ubaid ur Rehman (715 votes), Muhammad Muqeet Khaliq (751 votes), Juma Gul (706 votes), Muhammad Yameen Memon (704 votes), Danish Ahmed (697 votes), Muhammad Ismail Lalpuria (697 votes), Muhammad Ahmed Shamsi (719 votes), Naseem Askar (701 votes), Mansoor Noman Jodiyawala (701 votes), Mohammad Ozair (773 votes), Jawaid Shams (687 votes), Muhammad Rauf (686 votes), Yakoob Bali Pardesi (696 votes), Humayun Qamar Alam (683 votes), Muhammad Qasim (642 votes) and Akhtar Ali (652 votes).
On the occasion, Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) Zubair Motiwala, Vice Chairmen BMG Tahir Khaliq, Anjum Nisar, Jawed Bilwani and Mian Abrar Ahmed, General Secretary BMG AQ Khalil and President KCCI Iftikhar Ahmed Sheikh, Senior Vice President Altaf A. Ghaffar and Vice President Tanveer Barry, while congratulating the elected Managing Committee Members, expressed gratitude to the business & industrial community of Karachi for reposing confidence and trust on Businessmen Group.
While paying glowing tribute to all BMG supporters from industrial town associations, trade associations, and commercial markets of the city, BMG Leadership hoped that the newly elected BMG representatives would make all-out efforts to espouse the cause of business and the industrial community and further enhance the status of public service, which is BMG’s motto.
Chairman BMG Zubair Motiwala said, “By the grace of Almighty Allah, BMG has been winning all the elections yearly without losing a single seat since 1998.
He said that 26 years of success in a row is an acknowledgement of the public service by the Businessmen Group, which also testifies that the overwhelming majority of the Business and Industrial Community endorses the policies of BMG because they fully understand and strongly believe that BMGians serving them selflessly with total sincerity and dedication. He also appreciated the all-out efforts of BMGians, who did a marvellous job during the election campaign.
