Usman Khan Tarakai
Engr. Usman Khan Tarakai | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 13 August 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-19 (Swabi-II) |
| In office 2008 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-12 (Swabi-I) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1947 Swabi, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| Relatives | Liaqat Khan Tarakai (brother) Mohammad Ali Tarkai (brother) Shahram Khan (Nephew) |
Usman Khan Tarakai (Urdu: عثمان خان ترکئی; born 1 September 1947) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from the constituency NA-19 (Swabi-II) since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly NA-12 ( Now changed to NA-19) from 2008 to May 2018.
Early life
He was born on 1 September 1947 in Swabi Pakistan.[1]
He worked as a technical advisor for Al Jazeera in Qatar before entering politics.[2]
Political career
Engr. Usman Tarakai was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-12 (Swabi-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[3][4][5] He received 49,872 votes and defeated Asfandyar Wali Khan of Awami National Party.[6]
Tarakai was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan from Constituency NA-12 (Swabi-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7][8] He received 56,680 votes and defeated a Haji Rahman Ullah of ANP.[9]
In 2016, Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan merged into Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[5]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-19 (Swabi-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[10] He received 83,903 votes and defeated Waris Khan, a joint candidate of ANP and other political parties.[11]
References
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- ^ "PESHAWAR: Vote recounting begins in Swabi, Mansehra". DAWN.COM. 21 February 2008. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Candidates begin election drive in Swabi". DAWN.COM. 3 November 2012. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Two become one: AJIP to merge with PTI today - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 22 November 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Elections 2013: PML-N leads, followed by PTI, PPP". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "PTI suffers blow as two influential families join PML-N in Swabi". DAWN.COM. 25 January 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "PTI's Usman Khan wins NA-19 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "NA-19 Result - Election Results 2018 - Swabi 2 - NA-19 Candidates - NA-19 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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