Muhammad Tahir Randhawa is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 to May 2022.
Muhammad Tahir Randhawa | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 21 May 2022 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Chief Minister | Usman Buzdar Hamza Shahbaz |
| Constituency | PP-282 Layyah-III |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture Punjab, Pakistan | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 21 May 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chowk Azam, Layyah, Pakistan |
| Political party | IPP (2024-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PMLN (2022-2024) PTI (2018-2022) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Ghalla Mandi, Chowk Azam |
| Known for | Randhawa clan |
Political career edit
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from PP-282 Layyah-III in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[1]
He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following his election.[2] Mr Randhawa joined Imran Khan led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf following a meeting with Jahangir Khan Tareen. In April 2021, Randhawa attended a meeting with Tareen following new sugar scandal cases against the later in Pakistan. Tareen discussed his concerns with him along with many other PTI MNAs and MPA’s.[3]
He was de-seated due to his vote against party policy for the Chief Minister of Punjab election on 16 April 2022.[4] He ran in the resulting by-election for PP-282 Layyah-III as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)), but was unsuccessful. He received 38,758 votes and was defeated by Qaisar Abbas Khan Magsi, a candidate of the PTI.
References edit
- ^ "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ Malik, Mansoor (2 August 2018). "22 independents, PML-Q votes take PTI tally to 153 in Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "ECP de-seats 25 dissident PTI MPs who voted for Hamza Shahbaz". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
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