Nawabzada Raja Matloob Mehdi (Urdu: نوابزادہ راجہ مطلوب مہدی) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from September 2016 to May 2018.[1][2]
Nawabzada Raja Matloob Mehdi | |
|---|---|
| نوابزادہ راجہ مطلوب مہدی | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 8 September 2016 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-63 (Jhelum-II) |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Relatives | Malik Iqbal Mehdi Khan (father) |
Political career edit
He began his political career by becoming chairman of Darapur Union Council in 2015.[3]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) from Constituency NA-63 (Jhelum-II) in by election held in August 2016. He received 82,896 votes and defeated Fawad Chaudhry, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Nawab family has deep roots in local politics. They have been elected for different assemblies since 1920. They have deep connections with Rajas, Awans, Maliks of whole constituency. Kadyal of Tobah are considered as the oldest and solid supporters of this family.[4][5][6][7] The seat became vacant after his father Malik Iqbal Mehdi Khan died.[3]
References edit
- ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". NA.GOV.PK. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "Jhelum warms up to a real contest after a long time". DAWN.COM. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ a b "PML-N, PTI nominate candidates for Jhelum by-election". DAWN.COM. 11 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Briefs". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "PML-N wins Vehari and Jhelum by-elections". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "NA-63 Jhelum up for grabs as polling commences". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "PML-N wins NA-63, PP-232 by-elections". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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