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.
He was born in 1959.[1]
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]