Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa explained

Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa
Office:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start:21 July 2022
Term End:14 January 2023
Constituency:PP-288 (Dera Ghazi Khan-IV)
Nationality:Pakistani
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term End1:9 May 2012
Term Start1:February 2008
Constituency1:NA-173 (Dera Ghazi Khan-III)
Party:PTI (2018-present)
Otherparty:PPP (2013-2018)
PMLN (2002-2012)
Relations:Dost Muhammad Khosa (Brother)
Latif Khosa (Uncle)
Amjad Farooq Khan Khosa (Uncle)
Sardar Muhammad Mohiuddin Khosa (nephew)
Parents:Zulfiqar Ali Khosa (father)
Birth Date:1962 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Residence:Khosa House, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan

Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa is a Pakistani politician who served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from July 2022 till January 2023. He had previously been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from February 2008 to May 2012.

Political career

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from PP-244 (Dera Ghazi Khan-V) and from PP-246 (Dera Ghazi Khan-VII) as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in the 2002 Punjab provincial election but was unsuccessful. He received 13,801 votes from PP-244 (Dera Ghazi Khan-V) and lost the seat to Syed Abdul Aleem, a candidate of the National Alliance. He received 21,760 votes from PP-246 (Dera Ghazi Khan-VII) and lost the seat to Sardar Muhammad Yousaf Khan Leghari, a candidate of the National Alliance.[1]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-173 (Dera Ghazi Khan-III) as a candidate of the PML-N in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[2] [3] [4] [5] He received 56,475 votes and defeated Awais Leghari. In the same election, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from PP-243 (Dera Ghazi Khan-IV) as a candidate of the PML-N. He received 22,508 votes and defeated Awais Leghari.[6] He vacated the Provincial Assembly seat.[7]

In May 2012, he quit the PML-N and resigned from the National Assembly.[8]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from NA-173 (Dera Ghazi Khan-III) as a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 60,258 votes and lost the seat to Awais Leghari. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from PP-243 (Dera Ghazi Khan-IV) as a candidate of the PPP but was unsuccessful. He received 2,069 votes and lost the seat to Zulfiqar Ali Khosa, his father.[9]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from PP-243 Dera Ghazi Khan-IV as a candidate of the PPP in an August 2013 by-election, but was unsuccessful. He received 17,547 votes and lost the seat to Ahmad Ali Khan Dreshak.

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from PP-288 Dera Ghazi Khan-IV as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the 2018 Punjab provincial election, but was unsuccessful. He received 30,164 votes and lost the seat to Mohsin Atta Khan Khosa, an independent candidate.

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from PP-288 (Dera Ghazi Khan-IV) as a candidate of the PTI in the 2022 Punjab provincial by-election.

He is running for a seat in the Provincial Assembly from PP-288 Dera Ghazi Khan-IV as a candidate of the PTI in the 2024 Punjab provincial election.[10]

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. News: Birmani. Tariq Saeed. Traditional rivals face off. 9 August 2017. DAWN.COM. 2 May 2013. en.
  3. News: Tahir. Zulqernain. Khosa blames PPP for ‘pitching son against father’. DAWN.COM. 3 February 2013. en.
  4. News: Correspondent. The Newspaper's. Will contest against Saif Khosa complains of ‘filial ingratitude’. 9 August 2017. DAWN.COM. 10 February 2013. en.
  5. News: As Pakistan goes to polls: Take a peek at some major NA constituencies. 9 August 2017. DAWN.COM. 10 May 2013. en.
  6. 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.
  7. News: Birmani . Tariq Saeed . Khosa on short visit to home town . 30 May 2018 . DAWN.COM . 1 June 2008.
  8. News: PML-N's Saifuddin Khan Khosa resigns from National Assembly, party - The Express Tribune . 30 May 2018 . The Express Tribune . 9 May 2012.
  9. Web site: 2013 election result . ECP . 30 May 2018.
  10. Web site: 2023-04-19 . List of PTI Candidates for Provincial Elections In Punjab 2023 . 2023-04-21 . Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf . en.