Shoukat Ali Laleka
Shoukat Ali Laleka | |
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Provincial Minister of Punjab for Zakat and Ushr | |
Assumed office 13 September 2018 | |
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
Assumed office 15 August 2018 | |
Constituency | PP-238 (Bahawalnagar-II) |
In office 29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
Constituency | PP-278 (Bahawalnagar-II) |
Personal details | |
Born | Bahawalnagar | 1 January 1961
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
Shoukat Ali Laleka (Template:Lang-ur) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Provincial Minister of Punjab for Zakat and Ushr, in office since 13 September 2018. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since August 2018.
Previously he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from May 2013 to May 2018.
Early life
He was born on 1 January 1961 in Bahawalnagar.[1]
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency PP-226 (Bahawalnagar-II) in Pakistani general election, 1990. He received 21,077 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Muhammad Tariq Amin Hotiana.[2]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-226 (Bahawalnagar-II) in Pakistani general election, 1993 but was unsuccessful. He received 37 votes and lost the seat to Noor Muhammad Ghaffari, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[2] In the same election, he ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-144 (Bahawalnagar-I) but was unsuccessful. He received 502 votes and lost the seat to Mian Abdul Sattar Laleka, a candidate of PML-N.[3]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-226 (Bahawalnagar-II) in Pakistani general election, 1997. He received 27,467 votes and defeated Mian Manzoor Ahmed Mohal, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-278 (Bahawalnagar-II) in Pakistani general election, 2013.[4] He received 38,673 votes and defeated Syed Nazar Mehmood Shah, an independent candidate.[5]
He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-238 (Bahawalnagar-II) in Pakistani general election, 2018.[6]
He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following 2018 election.[7]
On 12 September 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar.[8] On 13 September 2018, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Zakat and Ushr.[9]
References
- ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Punjab Assembly election results 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "National Assembly election results 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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- ^ "Punjab Cabinet inducts 12 more ministers". Geo News. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 September 2018). "12 Punjab provincial ministers sworn in". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 September 2018.