Rana Afzaal Hussain Explained

Rana Afzaal Hussain
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:2008
Term End:31 May 2018
Constituency:NA-131 (Sheikhupura-I)
Birth Date:2 July 1947
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Relatives:Rana Tanveer Hussain (brother)[1]

Rana Afzaal Hussain (; born 2 July 1947) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 2 July 1947.[2]

Political career

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from NA-131 (Sheikhupura-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 3,075 votes and lost the seat to Zulfiqar Ahmad Dhillon.[3]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-131 (Sheikhupura-I) in by-election held in June 2008.[4] He received 119,180 votes and defeated Zulfiqar Ahmed Dhillon.[5] The seat became vacant after Rana Tanveer Hussain who won the 2008 election, vacated it to retain the seat in NA-132.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-131 (Sheikhupura-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6] [7] [8] [9] He received 73,742 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Umer Aftab Dhillon. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-132 (Sheikhupura-II) but was unsuccessful. He received 1,231 votes and lost the seat to Rana Tanveer Hussain.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sheikhupura by-election. 6 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 24 June 2008. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170407060855/https://www.dawn.com/news/308751. 7 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Detail Information. 9 July 2017. 19 April 2014. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419124659/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=131. 19 April 2014.
  3. Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 12 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. 26 January 2018.
  4. News: PML-N, PPP make gains. 6 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 28 June 2008. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170407054325/https://www.dawn.com/news/309358. 7 April 2017.
  5. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 12 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.
  6. News: PPP, PML-N major winners. 5 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306132059/http://nation.com.pk/politics/27-Jun-2008/PPP-PMLN-major-winners. 6 March 2017.
  7. News: PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab. 5 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306034027/http://nation.com.pk/elections-2013/20-Apr-2013/pml-n-lines-up-na-candidates-in-punjab. 6 March 2017.
  8. News: N sweeps 24 seats of Sialkot, Narowal. 5 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810210324/http://nation.com.pk/national/13-May-2013/n-sweeps-24-seats-of-sialkot-narowal. 10 August 2017.
  9. News: N gets lion's share of Sh'pura, Attock seats. 5 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306135511/http://nation.com.pk/national/13-May-2013/n-gets-lion-s-share-of-sh-pura-attock-seats. 6 March 2017.
  10. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 12 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.

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