Waseem Akhtar Shaikh (Urdu: وسیم اختر شیخ; born 1 February 1964) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Waseem Akhtar Shaikh
وسیم اختر شیخ
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-139 (Kasur-II)
Personal details
Born (1964-02-01) 1 February 1964 (age 60)
Kasur
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Early life

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He was born on 1 February 1964.[1]

Political career

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He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-139 (Kasur-II) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 25,007 votes and lost the seat to Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmed, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-139 (Kasur-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[3][4] He received 51,436 votes and defeated Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmed, a candidate of PPP.[5]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-139 (Kasur-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6][7][8][9][10] He received 102,565 votes and defeated Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmed, a candidate of PPP.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Detail Information". 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Equipment for Kasur hospital". DAWN.COM. 29 February 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. ^ "A bellwether race in central Punjab". DAWN.COM. 24 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  5. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Ranas, Maliks dominate Kasur polls". DAWN.COM. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  7. ^ "PPP to start criminal proceedings against RO, ARO". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. ^ "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  9. ^ "PML-N snatches 13 Kasur seats". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. ^ "PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections". The Nation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  11. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.