Tahir Iqbal Chaudhry

Tahir Iqbal Chaudhry (Urdu: طاہر اقبال چوہدری; born 10 April 1969) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023 and June 2013 till May 2018. Previously he had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 2002 to 2013.

Tahir Iqbal Chaudhry
طاہر اقبال چوہدری
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 20 January 2023
ConstituencyNA-169 (Vehari-III)
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1969-04-10) 10 April 1969
Vehari
NationalityPakistani

Early life and education

He born and grew up in Vehari on 10 April 1969 [1]

After schooling he graduated in 1996 from the University of Karachi.[1]

Political career

He served as union council nazim of Vehari.[2]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-236 (Vehari-V) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 37,363 votes and defeated Nafisa Rashid, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-236 (Vehari-V) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 30,686 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Nafisa Rasheed.[4]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-169 (Vehari-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][6][7] He received 89,673 votes and defeated a candidate of PML-N, Tehmina Daultana.[8] After getting elected to the National Assembly, he joined PML-N in May 2013.[9]

In November 2017, he announced to quit PML-N following 2017 Tehreek-e-Labaik protest however refused to step down from National Assembly seat.[10][11] In April 2018, he quit PML-N.[12] In May 2018, he joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[13]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-164 (Vehari-III) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[14] He received 82,084 and defeated Tehmina Daultana.[15]

References
  1. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. "Six UC Nazimeen resign". DAWN.COM. 27 August 2002. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  3. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. "Crushing defeats deal a severe blow to PPP". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  6. "PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections". The Nation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. "PML-Q unveils more candidates". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  9. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (23 May 2013). "43 newly elected legislators join PML-N". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  10. "PML-N may lose 10 MPs following botched Faizabad operation". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  11. "MNA Tahir Iqbal Chaudhry quits PML-N - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  12. "Another jolt to ruling PML-N". The Nation. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  13. "JSPM merges with PTI on promise of south Punjab province - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  14. "PTI's Tahir Iqbal wins NA-164 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  15. "NA-164 Result - Election Results 2018 - Vihari 3 - NA-164 Candidates - NA-164 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2 August 2018.


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