Rana Mahmood-ul-Hassan

Rana Mahmood-ul-Hassan is a Pakistani politician who is a Member of the Senate of Pakistan, from March 2018 to-date. Previously, he has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from May 2015 to March 2018 and a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013.

Rana Mahmood-ul-Hassan
Senator
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Assumed office
12 March 2018
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
May 2015 – 10 March 2018
ConstituencyPP-196 (Multan-III)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2002–2013
ConstituencyNA-150 (Multan-III)
Personal details
Born(1970-03-27)27 March 1970
Multan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Early life and education

He was born on 27 March 1970 in Multan.[1]

He completed graduation.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-150 (Multan-III) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 22,387 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[3]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-150 (Multan-III) as a candidate of PML-N in 2008 Pakistani general election.[4][5] He received 57,774 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[6]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-150 (Multan-III) as a candidate of PML-N in 2013 Pakistani general election[7] but was unsuccessful.[5][2] He received 79,680 votes and lost the seat to Shah Mehmood Qureshi, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[8]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-196 (Multan-III) in by-polls held in May 2015. He received 28,324 votes and defeated a candidate of PTI.[9][10] He resigned from his Punjab Assembly seat on 10 March 2018.[11]

He was nominated by PML-N as its candidate in 2018 Pakistani Senate election.[12] However the Election Commission of Pakistan declared all PML-N candidates for the Senate election as independent after a ruling of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[13]

He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as an independent candidate on general seat from Punjab in Senate election.[14][15] He was backed in the election by PML-N[16] and joined the PML-N led treasury benches after getting elected.[17] He took oath as Senator on 12 March 2018.[18]

References
  1. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. Mahmood, Amjad (14 February 2018). "When lady luck smiles at an MPA". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. "PTI leader to back candidate in by-poll against Gilani's son - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 24 June 2012. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. "General elections bestowed great success on PML-N in Multan". The Nation. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  7. "For PML-N, awarding tickets proves uphill task - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  8. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  9. "PML-N candidate well ahead in PP-196 by-poll: unofficial results". DAWN.COM. 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  10. "PML-N candidate wins PP-196 Multan by-poll". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  11. "Resignation of Rana Mehmood-ul-Hassan, MPA PP-196 (Multan-III)". www.pap.gov.pk. Punjab Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  12. "List of Senate candidates from Punjab". DAWN.COM. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  13. "PML-N's Senate nominees to contest election as independent candidates, says ECP". DAWN.COM. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  14. "LIVE: PML-N-backed independent candidates lead in Punjab, PPP in Sindh - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  15. Khan, Iftikhar A. (4 March 2018). "PML-N gains Senate control amid surprise PPP showing". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  16. "PML-N bags 11 Senate seats from Punjab". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  17. Guramani, Nadir (22 March 2018). "15 independent senators backed by PML-N in Senate polls join treasury". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  18. "Senate elect opposition-backed Sanjrani chairman and Mandviwala his deputy". The News. 12 March 2018. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.


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