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Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-188 (Bahawalnagar-I)
Personal details
Born (1949-11-10) November 10, 1949 (age 75)
NationalityPakistani
Parliament House Islamabad

Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah (Template:Lang-ur; born 10 November 1949) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to 2007 and again from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 10 November 1949.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-188 (Bahawalnagar-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2][3] He received 77,362 votes and defeated Muhammad Akram Wattoo, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[4]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-188 (Bahawalnagar-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 40,191 votes and lost the seat to Khadim Hussain Wattoo.[5]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-188 (Bahawalnagar-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6][7][8][9] He received 90,537 votes and defeated Khadim Hussain Wattoo, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[10] He joined PML-N after getting elected to the National Assembly.[11] In October 2017, he was appointed as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Water Affairs.[12]

In April 2018, reportedly he announced to quit PML-N.[13][14] However, he rejected the claims.[15]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-166 (Bahawalnagar-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "PPP faces problems in NA-188". DAWN.COM. 6 September 2002. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Contestants getting set as bout nears". The Nation. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Recount of votes in NA-188 ordered". DAWN.COM. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. ^ "PML-Q unveils more candidates". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Nawaz urged to fulfil demand of B'nagar people". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  9. ^ "PML-N gets two NA, 5 PP seats in Bahawalnagar". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  10. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Govt formation enters final stage". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  12. ^ Junaidi, Ikram (12 October 2017). "Three NA panel heads, two state ministers and 11 parliamentary secretaries appointed". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  13. ^ "PML-N dealt another blow as eight lawmakers part ways - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Another jolt to ruling PML-N". The Nation. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  15. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (11 April 2018). "Shahbaz reaches out to loyalists in south Punjab". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  16. ^ "NA-166 Results - Election 2018 Results - - Candidates List - Constituency Details - Geo.tv". www.geo.tv. Geo News. Retrieved 14 August 2018.


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