Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhandla

Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhandla (Urdu: محمد افضل خان ڈھانڈلہ; born 15 January 1964) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhandla
محمد افضل خان ڈھانڈلہ
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018  10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-98 Bhakkar-II
In office
1 June 2013  31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-74 Bhakkar-II
In office
17 March 2008  16 March 2013
ConstituencyNA-74 Bhakkar-II
In office
16 November 2002  15 November 2007
ConstituencyNA-74 Bhakkar-II
Personal details
Born (1964-01-15) 15 January 1964
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2018-2022)
Other political
affiliations
Pakistan Muslim League (N) (2002-2018)

Early life

He was born on 15 January 1964. He done his early education from Bhakkar dist. and completed his studies from Abbottabad. Afterward complete FPSC from England as a skin specialist and has been serving his nation as a skin specialist [1]

Political career

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-74 (Bhakkar-II) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 71,607 votes and lost the seat to Shujaat Hussain.[2]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-74 (Bhakkar-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[3] He received 86,688 votes and lost the seat to Rashid Akbar Khan.[4]

He was elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-74 (Bhakkar-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][6][7] He received 118,196 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Ahmad Nawaz Khan.[8] He joined PML-N in May 2013.[9] During his tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he served as the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Interior and Narcotics Control.[10]

In May 2018, he quit PML-N and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). [11] [12] He won 2018 Pakistani general election from NA-98 (Bhakkar-II) obtaining 1,38,307 votes. In 2022, during the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan, he voted against his party chairman.

See also

References

  1. "Detail Information". www.pildat.org. PILDAT. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 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. "Niwanis' disqualification may cost N dear in Bhakkar". The Nation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  4. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. "Over 1.5m votes rejected in 2013 polls". DAWN.COM. 30 November 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  6. "PML-N bagged 119pc more votes than in 2008". DAWN.COM. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  7. "Impressive turnout: Seventy-two National Assembly members-elect bag 20% of total votes - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 18 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  8. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  9. "33 independent MPAs, 12 MNAs join PML-N". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  10. "NA denounces blasphemous contents on social media". Radio Pakistan. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  11. "Imran Khan's PTI on top as election results come in". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  12. "Three PML-N members defect to PTI". Geo News. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.


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