Sardar Sher Ali Gorchani

Sardar Sher Ali Gorchani is a Pakistani politician who served as Deputy Speaker of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from June 2013 to May 2018. He was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2008 to May 2018.

Sardar Sher Ali Gorchani
Deputy Speaker of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
June 2013 – May 2018
SpeakerRana Muhammad Iqbal Khan
Succeeded byDost Muhammad Mazari
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
2008 – 31 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1980-05-17) 17 May 1980
Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Early life and education

He was born on 17 May 1980 in Dera Ghazi Khan.[1]

He completed his graduation in 2006[1] from Multan and has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.[2]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-247 (Rajanpur-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 24,392 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q).[3] He served as Parliamentary Secretary for Colonies and Consolidation from 2008 to 2013.[1]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-248 (Rajanpur-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[4][5] In June 2013, he was elected as deputy speaker of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.[6][7]

In 2018, he was allocated the PML-N ticket to contest the 2018 Pakistani general election and the 2018 Punjab provincial election from NA-193 Rajanpur-I and from PP-293 Rajanpur-I, respectively. However, he refused to take party ticket and ran as an independent in both constituencies, but was unsuccessful. In NA-193 Rajanpur-I, he received 46,748 votes and was defeated by Jaffar Khan Leghari, a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). In PP-293 Rajanpur-I, he revived 33,454 votes and was defeated by Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari, a candidate of the PTI.[8]

References
  1. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  5. "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  6. "Sher Ali Gorchani elected Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. "N's Rana Iqbal, Sher Ali Gorchani walk over rivals". The Nation. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  8. "PML-N's troubles continue as 7 candidates in south Punjab return party tickets". DAWN.COM. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.


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