Dilawar Shah Explained

Dilawar Shah
Office:	Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:	2008
Term End:	2013
Constituency:	NA-14 (Kohat)
Nationality:	Pakistani

Pir Dilawar Shah 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-14 (Kohat) as a candidate of Awami National Party (ANP) in 2008 Pakistani general election.^{[1] [2]} He received 30,681 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Malak Mohammad Asad Khan.

In 2013, he quit ANP and joined Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-14 (Kohat) as a candidate of PPP in 2013 Pakistani general election^{[3] [4]} but was unsuccessful. He received 10,041 votes and lost the seat to Shehryar Khan Afridi.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Defections: Influential brothers from Kohat join PPP - The Express Tribune. 20 July 2017. The Express Tribune. 26 February 2013.
2. News: Junaidi. Ikram. It’s not end of the road for holders of non-verified degrees. 20 July 2017. DAWN.COM. 8 April 2013. en.
3. News: Report. Bureau. PPP names candidates for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 20 July 2017. DAWN.COM. 26 March 2013. en.
4. News: Kohat: Electoral success hinges on changing political landscape - The Express Tribune. 20 July 2017. The Express Tribune. 26 March 2013.
5. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 25 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf. 1 February 2018.