Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath
Malik Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | NA-88 (Sargodha-I) |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 2002 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 September 1976 Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party |  PMLN (2002-present) |
Malik Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath (born 29 September 1976) 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 August 2018 till August 2023. Previously he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2002 to May 2018.
Early life and education
[edit]He was born on 29 September 1976 in Lahore.[1]
He has the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery which he received in 2001 from Quaid-e-Azam Medical College.[1]
Political career
[edit]He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-28 (Sargodha-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2][3] He received 32,480 votes and defeated Haroon Ehsan Paracha, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[4]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency PP-28 (Sargodha-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2][5] He received 45,686 votes and defeated Haji Mushtaq Ahmed Gondal, a candidate of PPP.[6]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-28 (Sargodha-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7] He received 58,531 votes and defeated Hassan Inam Piracha, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[8] In June 2017, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif[2] and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Population Welfare.[1]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-N from NA-88 (Sargodha-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[9]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from NA-82 Sargodha-I in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 108,954 votes and defeated Nadeem Afzal Chan, a candidate of PPP.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Oath-taking: Punjab cabinet swells to 34 - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "LIVE UPDATES: PTI leads in election 2018 results". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
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