Nazia Raheel Explained

Nazia Raheel
Office:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start:2008
Term End:31 May 2018
Constituency:PP-88 (Toba Tek Singh-V)
Birth Date:25 January 1974
Birth Place:Abbottabad
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Nazia Raheel (; born 25 January 1974) is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life and education

Raheel was born on 25 January 1974 in Abbottabad.[1]

She holds a degree of Bachelor of Arts and completed her graduation in Law and Political Science from Army Burn Hall College in 1995.

Political career

She ran for a seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) for Constituency PP-88 (Toba Tek Singh-V) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. She received 21,623 votes and lost the seat to an independent candidate, Ashifa Riaz Fatyana.[2]

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) for Constituency PP-88 (Toba Tek Singh-V) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[3] [4] She received 23,550 votes and defeated PML-Q's Ashifa Fatyana.[5]

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for PML-N for Constituency PP-88 (Toba Tek Singh-V) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6] [7] She received 37,216 votes and again defeated Ashifa Fatyana, who was an independent candidate this time.[8]

She contested in the 2018 Pakistani general election as a candidate of PML-N for the constituency PP-122. She received 44739 votes and was defeated by Ashifa Riaz, a PTI candidate.

She contested the 2024 Pakistani general elections from PP-123 on a PML-N ticket. She supported an Independent Candidate for MNA instead of her own party’s candidate. She campaigned with Haider Ali Khan Kharal and opposed Chaudhry Asad ur Rehman, while Asad supported an independent candidate, Shahid Iqbal, who contested the elections against Nazia. She received 21,198 voted and was defeated by three other candidates, including Shahid.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 30 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170613014434/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/555. 13 June 2017.
  2. Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 24 March 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. 26 January 2018.
  3. News: Public-shy women win Toba bout. 30 January 2018. DAWN.COM. 20 February 2008. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180130151043/https://www.dawn.com/news/290146. 30 January 2018.
  4. News: Punjab Assembly session today. 30 January 2018. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180130084323/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/104849. 30 January 2018.
  5. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 24 March 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.
  6. News: Six women lawmakers win again on general seats. 30 January 2018. www.pakistantoday.com.pk. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180129055508/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/28/six-women-lawmakers-win-again-on-general-seats/. 29 January 2018.
  7. News: Only 6 of 150 women candidates win NA seats: Report - The Express Tribune. 30 January 2018. The Express Tribune. 16 May 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20131210010849/http://tribune.com.pk/story/550191/only-6-of-150-women-candidates-win-na-seats-report/. 10 December 2013.
  8. 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.