Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah Explained

Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:1 June 2013
Term End:31 May 2018
Constituency:NA-188 (Bahawalnagar-I)
Birth Date:10 November 1949
Nationality:Pakistani

Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah (; born 10 November 1949) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to 2007 and again from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 10 November 1949.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-188 (Bahawalnagar-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2] [3] He received 77,362 votes and defeated Muhammad Akram Wattoo, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[4]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-188 (Bahawalnagar-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 40,191 votes and lost the seat to Khadim Hussain Wattoo.[5]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-188 (Bahawalnagar-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6] [7] [8] [9] He received 90,537 votes and defeated Khadim Hussain Wattoo, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[10] He joined PML-N after getting elected to the National Assembly.[11] In October 2017, he was appointed as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Water Affairs.[12]

In April 2018, reportedly he announced to quit PML-N.[13] [14] However, he rejected the claims.[15]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-166 (Bahawalnagar-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. 11 July 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419140233/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=188. 19 April 2014.
  2. News: PPP faces problems in NA-188. 9 August 2017. DAWN.COM. 6 September 2002. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170809171451/https://www.dawn.com/news/55967. 9 August 2017.
  3. News: Contestants getting set as bout nears. 9 August 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170809171609/http://nation.com.pk/national/24-Nov-2012/contestants-getting-set-as-bout-nears. 9 August 2017.
  4. Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 12 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. 26 January 2018.
  5. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 12 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. 5 January 2018.
  6. News: Recount of votes in NA-188 ordered. 6 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 12 June 2014. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306211131/https://www.dawn.com/news/1112186. 6 March 2017.
  7. News: PML-Q unveils more candidates. 6 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210318/http://nation.com.pk/national/15-Apr-2013/pml-q-unveils-more-candidates. 6 March 2017.
  8. News: Nawaz urged to fulfil demand of B'nagar people. 6 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210104/http://nation.com.pk/national/14-Jun-2013/nawaz-urged-to-fulfil-demand-of-bnagar-people. 6 March 2017.
  9. News: PML-N gets two NA, 5 PP seats in Bahawalnagar. 6 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210144/http://nation.com.pk/national/14-May-2013/pml-n-gets-two-na-5-pp-seats-in-bahawalnagar. 6 March 2017.
  10. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 12 April 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.
  11. News: Govt formation enters final stage. 12 April 2018. www.geo.tv. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180412145734/https://www.geo.tv/latest/86876-govt-formation-enters-final-stage. 12 April 2018.
  12. News: Junaidi. Ikram. Three NA panel heads, two state ministers and 11 parliamentary secretaries appointed. 9 November 2017. DAWN.COM. 12 October 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171108202444/https://www.dawn.com/news/1363211. 8 November 2017.
  13. News: PML-N dealt another blow as eight lawmakers part ways - The Express Tribune. 9 April 2018. The Express Tribune. 9 April 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180410003507/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1681335/1-pml-n-dealt-another-blow-eight-lawmakers-part-ways/. 10 April 2018.
  14. News: Another jolt to ruling PML-N. 10 April 2018. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180410094102/https://nation.com.pk/10-Apr-2018/another-jolt-to-ruling-pml-n. 10 April 2018.
  15. News: Reporter. The Newspaper's Staff. Shahbaz reaches out to loyalists in south Punjab. 11 April 2018. DAWN.COM. 11 April 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180411074317/https://www.dawn.com/news/1400882. 11 April 2018.
  16. Web site: NA-166 Results - Election 2018 Results - - Candidates List - Constituency Details - Geo.tv . www.geo.tv . Geo News . 14 August 2018.

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