Raja Muhammad Asad Khan

Pakistani politician
Raja Muhammad Asad Khan
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2002–2013
ConstituencyNA-63 (Jhelum-II)
Personal details
Born (1975-05-29) 29 May 1975 (age 49)
NationalityPakistani

Raja Muhammad Asad Khan (Urdu: راجا محمد أسد خان; born 29 May 1975) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013.

He is brother of Raja Muhammad Safdar Khan.[1]

Early life

He was born on 29 May 1975.He belongs to a Rajput family of the Janjua clan.

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-63 (Jhelum-II) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2][3][4] He received 46,722 votes and defeated Nawabzada Syed Shams Haider.[5]

He was elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-63 (Jhelum-II) as a candidate of PML-N in 2008 Pakistani general election.[6][4] He received 79,662 votes and defeated Chaudhry Shahbaz Hussain, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[7]

In 2013, he quit PML-N and joined Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[8]

References

  1. ^ "Changing loyalties: Raja family of Jhelum joins PPP - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Two four-time MNAs out of race". DAWN.COM. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. ^ Butt, Waseem Ashraf (21 January 2013). "PML-N may not find it difficult to regain lost ground in Jhelum". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b Butt, Waseem Ashraf (20 April 2013). "Local rivalries dominate". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  5. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ^ Butt, Waseem Ashraf (9 May 2013). "The political fortunes of Jhelum". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  7. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. ^ Butt, Waseem Ashraf (16 June 2016). "NA-63 by-election: Shifting loyalties define Jhelum political scenario". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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