Muhammad Akhtar Khan Kanju Explained

Muhammad Akhtar Khan Kanju
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:August 2010
Term End:2013
Constituency:NA-155 (Lodhran-II)
Term Start1:2002
Term End1:2007
Constituency1:NA-155 (Lodhran-II)
Nationality:Pakistani

Muhammad Akhtar Khan Kanju is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2010 to 2013. Previously he had been a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007.

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-155 (Lodhran-II) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[1] [2] He received 103,209 votes and defeated Rana Rab Nawaz Noon, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[3]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-155 (Lodhran-II) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 41,642 votes and lost the seat to Hayat Ullah Khan Tareen, a candidate of PPP.[4]

He was elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-155 (Lodhran-II) as a candidate of PML-N in by-polls held in August 2010. He received 79,744 votes and defeated Nawab Hayatullah Tareen, a candidate of PPP.[5]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-155 (Lodhran-II) as a candidate of PML-N in 2013 Pakistani general election,[6] but was unsuccessful. He received 60,524 votes and lost the seat to Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Former MNAs eyeing return - The Express Tribune. 8 August 2017. The Express Tribune. 5 August 2010.
  2. News: DAWN - Features; October 19, 2002. 8 August 2017. DAWN.COM. 19 October 2002. en.
  3. Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 25 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. 26 January 2018.
  4. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 25 May 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.
  5. News: By-poll shock for PPP, PML-N . 30 May 2018 . DAWN.COM . 6 August 2010.
  6. News: Ghumman. Khawar. Electables open doors for PTI in south Punjab. 8 August 2017. DAWN.COM. 4 May 2013. en.
  7. 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.