Mehar Muhammad Aslam Bharwana Explained

Mehar Muhammad Aslam Bharwana
Office:Provincial Minister of Punjab for Cooperatives
Term Start:13 September 2018
Term End:2 November 2020
Office1:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start1:15 August 2018
Constituency1:PP-127 (Jhang-IV)
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:PMLN (2022-present)
Termend1:21 May 2022
Otherparty:PTI (2018-2022)
Successor:Mehar Muhammad Nawaz

Mehar Muhammad Aslam Bharwana is a Pakistani politician who served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Cooperatives, in office from 13 September 2018 to 2 November 2020. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 to May 2022.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-127 (Jhang-IV) in 2018 Punjab provincial election. He received 27,353 votes and defeated Mehar Muhammad Nawaz, a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[1]

He joined PTI following his election.[2]

On 12 September 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar.[3] On 13 September 2018, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Cooperatives.[4]

On 2 November 2020, he was removed from his post of Provincial Minister of Punjab for Cooperative. On 21 May 2022, he was de-seated due to his vote against party policy for the Chief Minister of Punjab election on 16 April 2022.[5]

He ran as a candidate of the (PTI in the subsequent by-election, but was unsuccessful. He received 47,413 votes and was defeated by Mehar Muhammad Nawaz, a candidate of the pmln [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details . www.thenews.com.pk . The News . 29 July 2018 . en.
  2. News: Malik . Mansoor . 22 independents, PML-Q votes take PTI tally to 153 in Punjab . 2 August 2018 . DAWN.COM . 2 August 2018.
  3. News: Punjab Cabinet inducts 12 more ministers . 12 September 2018 . Geo News . 12 September 2018.
  4. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . 12 Punjab provincial ministers sworn in . 14 September 2018 . DAWN.COM . 13 September 2018.
  5. Web site: ECP de-seats 25 dissident PTI MPs who voted for Hamza Shahbaz . 2022-05-21 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
  6. Web site: PP-127 Jhang Bye Election 2022 Result Information . 2023-08-27 . www.electionpakistani.com.