Muhammad Faisal Khan Niazi
Muhammad Faisal Khan Niazi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 27 October 2022 – 14 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | PP-209 Khanewal-VII |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 5 August 2022 | |
| Constituency | PP-209 Khanewal-VII |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party |  PTI (2013-2018; 2022-present) |
| Other political affiliations |  PMLN (2018-2022) |
Muhammad Faisal Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician who is had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from October 2022 till January 2023. He previously served in this position from August 2018 till his resignation in August 2022.
Political career[edit]
He ran for the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from PP-218 Khanewal-VII in the 2013 Punjab provincial election, but was unsuccessful. He revived 26,151 votes and was defeated by Abdul Razzaq Khan, an independent candidate.
He joined the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) on 9 June 2018.[1]
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PML(N) from PP-209 Khanewal-VII in the 2018 Punjab provincial election. He received 55,273 votes and defeated Abdul Razzaq Khan, a candidate of the PTI.[2]
He resigned from his seat on 22 May 2022 and re-joined the PTI on 15 July 2022. His resignation was accepted by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on 5 August 2022.[3][4][5]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PTI from PP-209 Khanewal-VII in the by-election that was called due to his own resignation. He received 71,156 votes and defeated Chaudhry Zia Ur Rehman, a candidate of the PML(N).[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "PTI's former ticket holder Faisal Niazi joins PML-N – Pakistan Today". 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (2022-05-23). "Dissident PML-N MPA from Khanewal resigns". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
- ^ Web Desk (2022-07-15). "PML-N MPA joins PTI ahead of Punjab by-elections". ARY NEWS. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
- ^ Web Desk (2022-08-05). "ECP accepts resignation of PML-N MPA Faisal Niazi, schedules by-polls". ARY NEWS. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
- ^ "PP-209 Khanewal Bye Election 2022 Result Information". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
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