Ghos Bakhsh Khan Mahar

Ghos Bakhsh Khan Mahar (Urdu: غوث بخش خان مہر; born 27 October 1945) 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 May 2018.

Ghos Bakhsh Khan Mahar
غوث بخش خان مہر
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-199 (Shikarpur-II)
In office
18 November 2002 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-203 (Shikarpur-cum-Sukkur-cum-Larkana)
Personal details
Born (1945-10-27) October 27, 1945 (age 78)
Shikarpur, Sindh, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan People's Party (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations
Pakistan Muslim League (F) (2013-2023)
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (2002-2013)
ChildrenMuhammad Shaharyar Khan Mahar

Early life edit

He was born on 27 October 1945.[1]

Political career edit

He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from Constituency PS-7 (Sukkur) from March 1977 to July 1977.[2]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-203 (Shikarpur-II) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[3] He received 61,432 votes and defeated Agha Arsalan Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PS-10 (Shikarpur -II). He received 38,321 votes and defeated Shabir Khan Mahar, a candidate of PPP.[4]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-203 (Shikarpur-cum-Sukkur-cum-Larkana) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[5][6] He received 89,921 votes and defeated Sardar Wahid Bux Bhayo, a candidate of PPP.[7]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (F) (PML-F) from Constituency NA-203 (Shikarpur-cum-Sukkur-cum-Larkana) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[8][9][10] He received 77,065 votes and defeated Sardar Wahid Bux Bhayo, a candidate of PPP.[11]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) from Constituency NA-199 (Shikarpur-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[12]

References edit

  1. ^ "Detail Information". 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Members of the 6th Sindh Assembly" (PDF). Sindh Assembly. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ^ "HYDERABAD: PPP grabs majority NA seats in Sindh: MQM suffers setback in Hyderabad". DAWN.COM. 12 October 2002. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  4. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Arbab challenges ban on travel in IHC". DAWN.COM. 18 April 2008. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Miscarriage prevention: IHC retains stay on drug production". DAWN.COM. 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  7. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Ruk BHU reopened after renovation". The Nation. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  9. ^ "CJ takes notice of Karo Kari incident in Shikarpur". The Nation. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Seats likely to be evenly contested in Shikarpur". DAWN.COM. 6 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  11. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Unofficial results: Imran Khan's victory imminent". The Nation. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.