Raja Muhammad Safdar Khan
Raja Muhammad Safdar Khan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Constituency | NA-62 (Jhelum-I) |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
Raja Muhammad Safdar Khan is a Pakistani politician.He belongs to a Rajput family of the Janjua clan.who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.
He is brother of Raja Muhammad Asad Khan.[1]
Political career
[edit]He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-62 (Jhelum-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[2][3] He received 51,618 votes and lost the seat to Chaudhry Shahbaz Hussain, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[4]
He was elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-62 (Jhelum-I) as a candidate of PML-N in 2008 Pakistani general election.[5][6] He received 92,479 votes and defeated Chaudhary Shahbaz Hussain, a candidate of PML-Q.[7]
In 2013, he quit PML-N and joined Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Changing loyalties: Raja family of Jhelum joins PPP - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Two four-time MNAs out of race". DAWN.COM. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ Butt, Waseem Ashraf (21 January 2013). "PML-N may not find it difficult to regain lost ground in Jhelum". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ Butt, Waseem Ashraf (9 May 2013). "The political fortunes of Jhelum". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ Butt, Waseem Ashraf (20 April 2013). "Local rivalries dominate". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ Butt, Waseem Ashraf (16 June 2016). "NA-63 by-election: Shifting loyalties define Jhelum political scenario". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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