Chaudhry Faisal Farooq Cheema Explained

Chaudhry Faisal Farooq Cheema
Office:	Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term End:	14 January 2023
Constituency:	PP-76 Sargodha-V
Birth Date:	10 July 1970
Birth Place:	Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality:	Pakistan
Party:	IPP (2023-present)
Constituency1:	PP-35 (Sarghoda-VIII)
Termstart:	15 August 2018
Termstart1:	1 June 2013
Termend1:	31 May 2018
Otherparty:	PTI (2018-2023) PMLN (2008-2018) PML-Q (2002-2007)
Term Start2:	25 November 2002
Term End2:	17 November 2007
Constituency2:	PP-35 (Sarghoda-VIII)

Chaudhry Faisal Farooq Cheema is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, from 2002 to 2007 and again from May 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 10 July 1970 in Sargodha.^[1]

He has a degree of Master of Arts where he received in 1997 from Government College, Sargodha.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from PP-35 (Sarghoda-VIII) in the 2002 Punjab provincial election. He received 35,571 votes and defeated Sardar Kamil Gujjar, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).^[2]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from PP-35 (Sarghoda-VIII) in the 2008 Punjab provincial election but was unsuccessful. He secured 32,753 votes and lost the seat to Sardar Kamil Gujjar, a candidate of PPP.^[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from PP-35 (Sarghoda-VIII) in the 2013 Punjab provincial election.^[4] ^[5] He received 41,853 votes and defeated Sardar Kamil Gujjar, a candidate of PML-N.^[6] He joined PML-N in May 2013.^[7] In April 2018, he quit PML-N and joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).^[8]

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PTI from PP-76 (Sargodha-V) in the 2018 Punjab provincial election.^[9]

He is running for a seat in the Provincial Assembly from PP-78 Sargodha-VII as a candidate of the IPP in the 2024 Punjab provincial election.^[10]

Notes and References

Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 15 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170620024942/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/891. 20 June 2017.
Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 1 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. 26 January 2018.
Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 1 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. 5 January 2018.
News: Reporter. The Newspaper's Staff. 43 newly elected legislators join PML-N. 19 January 2018. DAWN.COM. 23 May 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170326051248/https://www.dawn.com/news/1013019. 26 March 2017.
News: List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats. 15 January 2018. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081102/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935. 16 January 2018.
Web site: 2013 election result . ECP . 4 July 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180526173608/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf . 26 May 2018 .
News: 33 independent MPAs, 12 MNAs join PML-N. 15 January 2018. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912135141/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/630765-33-independent-mpas,-12-mnas-join-pml-n. 12 September 2017.
News: PML-N MPA Farooq Cheema joins PTI. 17 April 2018. The Nation.
News: Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies . 3 September 2018 . Samaa TV . https://web.archive.org/web/20180729083521/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ . 2018-07-29 . live .
Web site: 2023-04-19 . List of PTI Candidates for Provincial Elections In Punjab 2023 . 2023-04-21 . Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf . en.