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Sheikh Muhammad Akram

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Sheikh Muhammad Akram
شیخ محمد اکرم
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Assumed office
23 February 2024
ConstituencyPP-127 Jhang-III
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Preceded bySheikh Waqas Akram
Succeeded byGhulam Bibi Bharwana
ConstituencyNA-89 (Jhang-I)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPTI (2013-present)
RelationsSheikh Waqas Akram (son)

Sheikh Muhammad Akram (Urdu: شیخ محمد اکرم) is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018. He is currently member of Punjab Assembly from the seat PP-127 Jhang-III since 8 February 2024

Political career

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He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-89 (Jhang-I) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[1][2][3][4][5] He received 75,053 votes and defeated Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi.[6] In 2014, he was disqualified and unseated by an election tribunal. However, in 2016, the Supreme Court of Pakistan declared Akram as returned candidate.[7] On 8 February 2024 Sheikh Muhammad Akram who was the candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf elected as PP-127 Jhang-II and defeated PML-N candidate Rashda Yaqoob and Sipah-e-Sahaba, Molana Ahmed Ludhianvi.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Supreme Court reserves judgment in NA-89 case". The Nation. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. ^ "PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections". The Nation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. ^ "ASWJ's Ludhianvi declared MNA by Election Tribunal from NA-89". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  4. ^ "MDM rallies, demands re-polling in NA-89, PP-78". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  5. ^ "SC suspends Ludhianvi's victory notification". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  6. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. ^ "SC declares Sheikh Mohammad Akram as returned candidate from NA-89 Jhang". DAWN.COM. 3 February 2016. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.