Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhandla Explained

Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhandla
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:13 August 2018
Term End:10 August 2023
Constituency:NA-98 Bhakkar-II
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:IPP (2023-present)
Birth Date:15 January 1964
Otherparty:PMLN (2002-2018)
PTI (2018-2023))
Term Start1:1 June 2013
Term End1:31 May 2018
Constituency1:NA-74 Bhakkar-II
Term Start2:17 March 2008
Term End2:16 March 2013
Term Start3:16 November 2002
Term End3:15 November 2007
Constituency2:NA-74 Bhakkar-II
Constituency3:NA-74 Bhakkar-II

Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhandla (; born 15 January 1964) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 15 January 1964. He done his early education from Bhakkar dist. and completed his studies from Abbottabad. He later completed FPSC from England as a skin specialist and has been serving his nation as a skin specialist [1]

Political career

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-74 (Bhakkar-II) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 71,607 votes and lost the seat to Shujaat Hussain.[2]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-74 (Bhakkar-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[3] He received 86,688 votes and lost the seat to Rashid Akbar Khan.[4]

He was elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-74 (Bhakkar-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[5] [6] [7] He received 118,196 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Ahmad Nawaz Khan.[8] He joined PML-N in May 2013.[9] During his tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he served as the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Interior and Narcotics Control.[10]

In May 2018, he quit PML-N and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[11] [12] He won 2018 Pakistani general election from NA-98 (Bhakkar-II) obtaining 1,38,307 votes.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Detail Information. www.pildat.org. PILDAT. 26 April 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20170427005131/http://www.pildat.org/MNA/rsDetail.asp?detid=74. 27 April 2017.
  2. Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 12 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. 26 January 2018.
  3. News: Niwanis' disqualification may cost N dear in Bhakkar. 27 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170328020049/http://nation.com.pk/elections-2013/01-May-2013/niwanis-disqualification-may-cost-n-dear-in-bhakkar. 28 March 2017.
  4. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 12 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. 5 January 2018.
  5. News: Over 1.5m votes rejected in 2013 polls. 4 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 30 November 2014. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305115048/https://www.dawn.com/news/1147836. 5 March 2017.
  6. News: PML-N bagged 119pc more votes than in 2008. 4 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 22 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170304194129/https://www.dawn.com/news/1012824. 4 March 2017.
  7. News: Impressive turnout: Seventy-two National Assembly members-elect bag 20% of total votes - The Express Tribune. 4 March 2017. The Express Tribune. 18 May 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305114127/https://tribune.com.pk/story/550995/impressive-turnout-seventy-two-national-assembly-members-elect-bag-20-of-total-votes/. 5 March 2017.
  8. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 12 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.
  9. 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.
  10. News: NA denounces blasphemous contents on social media. 23 August 2017. Radio Pakistan. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823164614/http://www.radio.gov.pk/14-Mar-2017/religious-scholars-ulema-and-pesh-imams-welfare-bill-2017-introduced-before-na. 23 August 2017.
  11. News: Imran Khan's PTI on top as election results come in . 26 July 2018.
  12. News: Three PML-N members defect to PTI. 23 May 2018. Geo News. 23 May 2018.