Siddique Khan Baloch Explained

Siddique Khan Baloch
Nationality:Pakistani
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:29 February 2024
Constituency:NA-155 Lodhran-II
Term Start1:2013
Term End1:2015
Constituency1:Constituency NA-154 (Lodhran-I)
Term Start2:2008
Term End2:2013
Constituency2:Constituency NA-154 (Lodhran-I)
Office3:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start3:15 August 2018
Term End3:14 January 2023
Constituency3:PP-227 Lodhran-IV
Term Start4:1997
Term End4:1999
Constituency4:PP-171 (Lodhran-I)
Term Start5:1988
Term End5:1993
Constituency5:PP-171 (Multan-XII)

Muhammad Siddique Khan Baloch (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|محمد صدیق خان بلوچ) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from 2008 to October 2015. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1988 to 1993, from 1997 to 1999, and from August 2018 to January 2023.

Early life

He was born in 1959.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency PP-171 (Multan-XII) in 1988 Pakistani general election. He received 15,410 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Amanullah Khan.[2] He served as the Provincial Parliamentary Secretary of Punjab for Colonies[3] and Agriculture Department from 1988 to 1990.

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of IJI from Constituency PP-171 (Multan-XII) in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 37,793 votes and defeated Amanullah Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance.

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-171 (Lodhran-I) in 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 33,417 votes and lost the seat to Amanullah Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from PP-171 (Lodhran-I) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 48,604 votes and defeated Amanullah Khan, a candidate of PPP. During his tenure as Member of the Punjab Assembly, he served as Provincial Parliamentary Secretary of Punjab for Livestock and Dairy Development until 1999 Pakistani coup d'état.[4]

He could not contest the 2002 Pakistani general election for being non-eligible due to graduation requirement.[5]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-154 (Lodhran-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[6] [7] He received 81,983 votes and defeated Mirza Muhammad Nasir Baig, a candidate of PPP.[8]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as independent candidate from Constituency NA-154 (Lodhran-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[9] [10] He received 86,177 votes and defeated Jahangir Khan Tareen, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-210 (Lodhran-IV). He received 32,712 votes and defeated Rana Mohamamd Aslam Khan, a candidate of PML-N.[11] He decided to vacate his provincial seat and joined PML-N after winning the election.

In August 2015, he was unseated after he was declared disqualified to continue in office because of a fake degree case.[12] In October 2015, the Supreme Court of Pakistan order by-polls in the constituency and allowed Baloch to contest.[13]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from NA-154 (Lodhran-I) in by-polls held in December 2015, but was unsuccessful. He received 99,933 votes and was defeated by Jahangir Tareen, a candidate of PTI.[14]

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from PP-227 (Lodhran-IV) in 2018 Punjab provincial election.[15] He also contested the 2018 Pakistani general election from NA-161 Lodhran-II as a candidate of PML-N, but was unsuccessful. He received votes and was defeated by Mian Muhammad Shafiq, a candidate of PTI.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-155 Lodhran-II as a candidate of PML-N in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 117,687. Ties and defeated Jahangir Tareen, a candidate of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP).[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legislators from LODHRAN (PP-170 to PP-173). www.pap.gov.pk. 17 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Punjab Assembly election result 1988-97. ECP. 23 May 2018. 30 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830191836/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: Previous Assemblies. www.pap.gov.pk. 17 December 2017.
  4. Web site: Previous Assemblies. www.pap.gov.pk. 17 December 2017.
  5. News: Polling concludes for by-election in NA-154 Lodhran. 17 December 2017. www.geo.tv.
  6. News: Winning margin on 88 out of 272 National Assembly seats is 10,000 votes or less. 8 August 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203075743/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/618059-winning-margin-on-88-out-of-272-national-assembly-seats-is-10,000-votes-or-less. 3 February 2017.
  7. News: PML-N assured of win-win situation on many seats. 8 August 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170309060607/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/431455-pml-n-assured-of-win-win-situation-on-many-seats. 9 March 2017.
  8. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 23 May 2018. 5 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. dead.
  9. News: Correspondent. The Newspaper's Staff. NA-154: Over 20,000 votes were polled with invalid CNICs or without CNICs. 29 June 2017. DAWN.COM. 29 October 2014. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070041/http://www.dawn.com/news/1141120. 4 March 2016.
  10. News: PTI's Tareen trounces PML-N's Baloch in NA-154 Lodhran by-poll: unofficial results. 29 June 2017. DAWN.COM. 24 December 2015. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170406110531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1228329. 6 April 2017.
  11. 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.
  12. News: 26 August 2015 . Election tribunal orders re-election in NA-154, deseats PML-N lawmaker . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170112064815/http://www.dawn.com/news/1202948 . 12 January 2017 . 13 September 2016.
  13. News: 28 October 2015 . NA-154: SC declares Siddique's election void, orders re-polling . 17 December 2017 . DAWN.COM.
  14. News: PTI's Tareen trounces PML-N's Baloch in NA-154 Lodhran by-poll: unofficial results. 17 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 24 December 2015.
  15. News: Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies . 3 September 2018 . Samaa TV . https://web.archive.org/web/20180729083521/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ . 2018-07-29 . live .
  16. Web site: Election Commission of Pakistan . 2024-07-17 . ecp.gov.pk.