Pakistani politician (born 1969)
Makhdoomzada Syed Basit Sultan Bukhari (Urdu : سید باسط سلطان بخاری ; born 28 May 1966) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and again from June 2013 to April 2018.
Early life
He was born on 28 May 1966.[ 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-179 (Muzaffargarh-IV) in 2002 Pakistani general election .[ 2] He received 63,778 votes and defeated Abdul Qayyum Khan Jatoi .[ 3]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-179 (Muzaffargarh-IV) in 2008 Pakistani general election , but was unsuccessful.[ 4] [ 5] He received 60,637 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi . In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-258 (Muzaffargarh-VIII) but was unsuccessful. He received 1,163 votes and lost the seat to Abdul Qayyum Khan Jatoi.[ 6]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-179 (Muzaffargarh) in 2013 Pakistani general election .[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] He received 110,197 votes and defeated Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi .[ 11]
In April 2018, he quit PML-N[ 12] [ 13] and resigned from the National Assembly.[ 14] He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in May 2018.[ 14]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-185 (Muzaffargarh-V) in 2018 Pakistani general election .[ 15] Following his successful election, he announced to re-join PTI.[ 16]
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