Raja Muhammad Safdar Khan Explained
Raja Muhammad Safdar Khan is a Pakistani politician.He belongs to a Rajput family of the Janjua clan.who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.
He is brother of Raja Muhammad Asad Khan.[1]
Political career
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-62 (Jhelum-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[2] [3] He received 51,618 votes and lost the seat to Chaudhry Shahbaz Hussain, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[4]
He was elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-62 (Jhelum-I) as a candidate of PML-N in 2008 Pakistani general election.[5] [6] He received 92,479 votes and defeated Chaudhary Shahbaz Hussain, a candidate of PML-Q.[7]
In 2013, he quit PML-N and joined Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[8]
Notes and References
- News: Changing loyalties: Raja family of Jhelum joins PPP - The Express Tribune. 21 July 2017. The Express Tribune. 20 January 2013.
- News: Two four-time MNAs out of race. 21 July 2017. DAWN.COM. 3 October 2002. en.
- News: Butt. Waseem Ashraf. PML-N may not find it difficult to regain lost ground in Jhelum. 21 July 2017. DAWN.COM. 21 January 2013. en.
- 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.
- News: Butt. Waseem Ashraf. The political fortunes of Jhelum. 21 July 2017. DAWN.COM. 9 May 2013. en.
- News: Butt. Waseem Ashraf. Local rivalries dominate. 21 July 2017. DAWN.COM. 20 April 2013. en.
- Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 25 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.
- News: Butt. Waseem Ashraf. NA-63 by-election: Shifting loyalties define Jhelum political scenario. 21 July 2017. DAWN.COM. 16 June 2016. en.
