Waheed Asghar Dogar is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2002 to 2007 and again from May 2013 and May 2018.

Waheed Asghar Dogar
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1958-03-04) 4 March 1958 (age 66)
Chichawatni
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Early life and education edit

He was born on 4 March 1958 in Chichawatni.[1]

He has a degree of Bachelor of Arts and a degree of Bachelor of Laws which he obtained in 1986 from Punjab University Law College.[1]

Political career edit

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-224 (Sahiwal-V) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 26,704 votes and defeated Shahzad Saeed Cheema, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[2]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-224 (Sahiwal-V) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 28,357 votes and lost the seat to Shahzad Saeed Cheema, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party.[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from Constituency PP-224 (Sahiwal-V) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[4][5][6]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. ^ "ECP reinstates membership of 20 MPs". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Twenty six lawmakers suspended for failing to declare assets". DAWN.COM. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  6. ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2018.