Tahir Iqbal Chaudhry

Tahir Iqbal Chaudhry
طاہر اقبال چوہدری
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 20 January 2023
ConstituencyNA-169 (Vehari-III)
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1969-04-10) 10 April 1969 (age 55)
Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan
Political partyPTI (2013-present)

Tahir Iqbal Chaudhry (Urdu: طاہر اقبال چوہدری; born 10 April 1969) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023 and June 2013 till May 2018. Previously he had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 2002 to 2013.

Early life and education

He born and grew up in Vehari on 10 April 1969 [1]

After schooling he graduated in 1996 from the University of Karachi.[1]

Political career

He served as union council nazim of Vehari.[2]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-236 (Vehari-V) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 37,363 votes and defeated Nafisa Rashid, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-236 (Vehari-V) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 30,686 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Nafisa Rasheed.[4]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-169 (Vehari-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][6][7] He received 89,673 votes and defeated a candidate of PML-N, Tehmina Daultana.[8] After getting elected to the National Assembly, he joined PML-N in May 2013.[9]

In November 2017, he announced to quit PML-N following 2017 Tehreek-e-Labaik protest however refused to step down from National Assembly seat.[10][11] In April 2018, he quit PML-N.[12] In May 2018, he joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[13]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-164 (Vehari-III) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[14] He received 82,084 and defeated Tehmina Daultana.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Six UC Nazimeen resign". DAWN.COM. 27 August 2002. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  3. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Crushing defeats deal a severe blow to PPP". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  6. ^ "PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections". The Nation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. ^ "PML-Q unveils more candidates". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  9. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (23 May 2013). "43 newly elected legislators join PML-N". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  10. ^ "PML-N may lose 10 MPs following botched Faizabad operation". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  11. ^ "MNA Tahir Iqbal Chaudhry quits PML-N - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Another jolt to ruling PML-N". The Nation. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  13. ^ "JSPM merges with PTI on promise of south Punjab province - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  14. ^ "PTI's Tahir Iqbal wins NA-164 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  15. ^ "NA-164 Result - Election Results 2018 - Vihari 3 - NA-164 Candidates - NA-164 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2 August 2018.


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