Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin

Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin (Urdu: شہزادہ افتخار الدین; born 15 August 1969) is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018.

Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin
شہزادہ افتخارالدین
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-32 (Chitral)
Personal details
Born (1969-08-15) 15 August 1969
Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Political partyAll Pakistan Muslim League
ParentShahzada Mohiuddin (father)

Early life and education

Uddin was born on 15 August 1969 in Chitral to Shahzada Mohiuddin.[1] He received his Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York, his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater and his Master of Business Administration in International Business from the University of Birmingham.[2]

Political career

Uddin ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) from Constituency NA-32 (Chitral) in 2002 Pakistani general election,[3][4] but was unsuccessful and lost the seat to a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal.[5]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) from Constituency NA-32 (Chitral) in 2013 Pakistani general election,[6][7][8] despite the boycott of the election by the APML.[9][10][11]

Electoral history

2002
General Election 2002: NA-32 (Chitral) [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
MMA Abdul Akbar Chitrali 36,130 44.38
PML(Q) Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin 23,907 29.37
PPP Sardar Ali S. Aman 20,862 25.62
PTI Abdul Latif 516 0.63
Valid ballots 81,415 96.94
Rejected ballots 2,572 3.06
Turnout 83,987 49.13
Majority 12,223 15.01
MMA gain from Independent

2013
General Election 2013: NA-32 (Chitral) [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
APML Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin 29,772 23.83
PTI Abdul Latif 24,182 19.35
JI Abdul Akbar Chitrali 20,520 16.42
PPP Muhammad Hakeem Khan 19,877 15.91
JUI (F) Hidayat ur Rehman 15,928 12.75
ANP Syed Muzafar Ali Shah Jahan 6,728 5.38
TPAP Irshad Alam Khan 3,948 3.16
PML(N) Muhammad Younas 2,463 1.97
Independent Muhammad Yahya 941 0.75
Independent Asma Mehmood 587 0.47
Independent Kamal Abdul Jamil 0 0.00
Valid ballots 124,946 95.00
Rejected ballots 6,574 5.00
Turnout 131,520 63.66
Majority 5,590 4.48
APML gain from PML(Q)

2018
General election 2018: NA-1 (Chitral)[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
MMA Abdul Akbar Chitrali 48,616 29.58
PTI Abdul Latif 38,481 23.41
PPP Saleem Khan 32,635 19.86
PML(N) Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin 21,016 12.79
Others Others (seven candidates) 18,177 11.06

References
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  3. "Four in run for NA-32 in Chitral". DAWN.COM. 16 September 2002. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. "MMA man's position strong in NA-32". DAWN.COM. 3 October 2002. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  6. "APML wins seats in Chitral despite boycott". The Nation. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  7. "APML wins NA, PA seats in Chitral". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  8. Amin, Akthar. "PIA plane crash: Victim families being kept in the dark, PHC moved". The News International.
  9. "APML man in Chitral refuses to boycott election". DAWN.COM. 7 May 2013. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  10. Sherazi, Zahir Shah (12 May 2013). "Musharraf's party wins seats in Chitral despite boycott". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  11. "Musharraf's party boycotts elections". DAWN.COM. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  12. "Constituency-Wise Detailed Results" (PDF).
  13. "Election Commission of Pakistan: List of Elections with their Bye Elections".
  14. "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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