Arif Aziz Sheikh Explained
Arif Aziz Sheikh is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-183 (Bahawalpur-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[1] [2] [3] He received 71,394 votes and defeated Syed Sami-ul-Hassan Gilani, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[4]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate for PPP from Constituency NA-183 (Bahawalpur-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 61,891 votes and lost the seat to Syed Ali Hassan Gilani.[5]
Notes and References
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- Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 16 February 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf. 1 February 2018.
