Siraj Muhammad Khan Explained

Siraj Mohammad Khan
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:1 June 2013
Term End:31 May 2018
Constituency:NA-6 Nowshera-II
Birth Date:2 December 1947
Party:Awami National Party (2021-present)
Otherparty:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (until 2014)
Nationality:Pakistani

Siraj Mohammad Khan (; born 2 December 1947) 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 2 November 1947 in Misri Banda, District Nowshera, Pakistan .[1]

Political career

Khan was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-6 (Nowshera-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2] [3] [4] He received 54,266 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N).[5]

In August 2014, in order to escalate pressure on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign, PTI decided to withdraw their members from the National Assembly.[6] However, Khan defected from party and in a letter to the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan narrated, "I did not gave my resignation voluntarily, therefore, it should not be accepted".[7] [8]

In February 2021, he joined the Awami National Party.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Detail Information. www.pildat.org. PILDAT. 24 April 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20170710150512/http://www.pildat.org/MNA/rsDetail.asp?detid=6. 10 July 2017.
  2. News: Another PTI MNA refuses to quit his seat. 19 December 2015. Samaa. 6 November 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112401/http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2014/11/pti-mna-refuses-to-quit-his-seat/. 22 December 2015.
  3. News: Opening a can of worms: PTI's Siraj Khan tells NA Speaker his resignation wasn't voluntary - The Express Tribune. 3 March 2017. The Express Tribune. 6 November 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170303201547/https://tribune.com.pk/story/786742/my-resignation-was-not-voluntary-pti-mna-siraj-muhammad-khan/. 3 March 2017.
  4. News: Official results: PML-N leading the race in National Assembly - The Express Tribune. 4 March 2017. The Express Tribune. 12 May 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170303202211/https://tribune.com.pk/story/548214/official-results-pml-n-leading-the-race-in-national-assembly/. 3 March 2017.
  5. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 31 March 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: Imran Khan's party quits Parliament, escalating pressure on premier to resign. The Washington Post. August 18, 2014. en.
  7. News: Opening a can of worms: PTI's Siraj Khan tells NA Speaker his resignation wasn't voluntary - The Express Tribune. 15 March 2017. The Express Tribune. 6 November 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170303201547/https://tribune.com.pk/story/786742/my-resignation-was-not-voluntary-pti-mna-siraj-muhammad-khan/. 3 March 2017.
  8. News: Another PTI MNA refuses to resign. 15 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170316114233/http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/07-Nov-2014/another-pti-mna-refuses-to-resign. 16 March 2017.

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