Ramesh Lal Explained

Ramesh Lal
Office:	Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:	29 February 2024
Term End:	Present
Constituency:	Reserved seat for minorities
Term Start1:	10 October 2002
Term End1:	10 August 2023
Constituency1:	Reserved seat for minorities
Nationality:	Pakistani
Birth Date:	5 July 1968
Party:	Pakistan Peoples Party

Ramesh Lal (; born 5 July 1968) is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to August 2023. Lal is the only member of Parliament from minorities who has been elected for the fifth time consecutively.

Early life

Lal was born on 5 July 1968.^[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on a seat reserved for minorities in the 2002 Pakistani general election.^[2]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP on a seat reserved for minorities in the 2008 Pakistani general elections. From 2008 to 2013, he was Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, Minorities and Postal Services respectively.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP on a seat reserved for minorities in the 2013 Pakistani general election.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP on a reserved seat for minorities in 2018 Pakistani general election.^[7]

He has been re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP on a reserved seat for minorities in 2024 Pakistani general elections.

Notes and References

1. News: If elections are held on time…. 4 December 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en.
2. News: Wasim. Amir. 60pc new faces to enter NA. 10 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 16 March 2008. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170411055229/https://www.dawn.com/news/293912. 11 April 2017.
3. News: Women, minority seats allotted. 7 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 29 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307205110/https://www.dawn.com/news/1014677. 7 March 2017.
4. News: Is the NA apathetic towards minority issues?. 7 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 22 September 2014. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170308044428/https://www.dawn.com/news/1133565. 8 March 2017.
5. News: 69 vying for 10 reserved seats of non-Muslims. 8 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 9 April 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170309062923/https://www.dawn.com/news/801310. 9 March 2017.
6. News: Minorities face disappointment – The Express Tribune. 8 March 2017. The Express Tribune. 13 November 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170309063922/https://tribune.com.pk/story/790338/minorities-face-disappointment/. 9 March 2017.
7. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities . 12 August 2018 . DAWN.COM . 12 August 2018.