Shaista Khan (Pakistani politician) explained

Shaista Khan is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 2024.

Political career

She ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PK-46 Haripur-I in the 2024 Pakistani general election, but she was unsuccessful. She received 6,422 votes and lost the seat to Akbar Ayub Khan who received 68,835 votes.[1] [2]

Following the election, she secured a seat in the National Assembly of Pakistan through a reserved quota for women as a candidate of PML-N.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PK-46 Election Result 2024 Haripur 1, Candidates List . www.geo.tv . 6 July 2024 . en.
  2. Web site: PK-46 Election Result 2024 Haripur-I, Candidates List . ARYNEWS . 6 July 2024 . en.
  3. News: ECP allocates women's reserved seats to parties based on election results . 23 March 2024 . The Nation . 25 February 2024.