Salman Haneef Explained

Salman Haneef
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:1 June 2013
Term End:31 May 2018
Constituency:NA-138 (Kasur-I)
Birth Date:1 February 1981
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Salman Haneef Chaudhry (; born 1 February 1981) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 1 February 1981.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) from Constituency NA-138 (Kasur-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2] [3] [4] He received 75,694 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Sardar Tufail Ahmad Khan.[5]

Controversies

In December 2014, it was reported that Chaudhry manhandled and beaten the headmaster of a local school in Kasur. It was reported that Chaudhry had demanded a passage from the school ground for the land of his relative and did not want a portion of the wall to be raised. Some students pelted Haneef with bricks and scared him away by brandishing sticks.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Detail Information. 9 July 2017. 21 April 2014. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20140421150925/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=138. 21 April 2014.
  2. News: Students charge at gung-ho politician. 5 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 12 December 2014. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306132517/https://www.dawn.com/news/1150375. 6 March 2017.
  3. News: PML-N snatches 13 Kasur seats. 5 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306135642/http://nation.com.pk/national/14-May-2013/pml-n-snatches-13-kasur-seats. 6 March 2017.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. News: Students charge at gung-ho politician. 20 September 2016. Dawn. 12 December 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170214102426/http://www.dawn.com/news/1150375. 14 February 2017.