Muhammad Yousuf (politician) explained
Qari Muhammad Yousaf (; born 1 January 1952) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018. Previously, he had been a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007.
Early life
He was born on 1 January 1952[1] in a Deshani family, a subcaste of Swati tribe.
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) from Constituency NA-22 (Battagram) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 24,092 votes and defeated Muhammad Nawaz Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[3]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of MMA from Constituency NA-22 (Battagram) in 2008 Pakistani general election[4] but was unsuccessful. He received 20036 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Nawaz Khan, a candidate of PML-Q.[5]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) from Constituency NA-22 (Battagram) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6] [7] [8] [9] He received 18,314 votes and defeated Mohammad Nawaz Khan, an independent candidate.[10]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Detail Information. www.pildat.org. PILDAT. 24 April 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20170425121348/http://www.pildat.org/MNA/rsDetail.asp?detid=22. 25 April 2017.
- News: PML-Q, MMA share Hazara seats. 24 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 12 October 2002. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170325202018/https://www.dawn.com/news/61370/newspaper/newspaper/newspaper/column. 25 March 2017.
- Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 7 April 2018. 26 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. dead.
- News: JUI(F) issues final list of candidates. 24 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 12 December 2007. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170325202211/https://www.dawn.com/news/279943. 25 March 2017.
- Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 23 February 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.
- News: PTI makes inroads into PML-N stronghold of Hazara. 24 March 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170325202049/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429881-pti-makes-inroads-into-pml-n-stronghold-of-hazara. 25 March 2017.
- News: Religious parties trying to become part of next govt. 3 March 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170304035355/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429887-religious-parties-trying-to-become-part-of-next-govt. 4 March 2017.
- News: 138 MNAs either paid no income tax, or FBR has no such data. 3 March 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203161224/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/631317-138-mnas-either-paid-no-income-tax,-or-fbr-has-no-such-data. 3 February 2017.
- News: 26 vying for 2 NA seats of Battagram, Kohistan districts. 3 March 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170304035626/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/427051-26-vying-for-2-na-seats-of-battagram-kohistan-districts. 4 March 2017.
- Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 7 April 2018. 1 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf. dead.