Ch Muhammad Saqlain (Urdu: چوہدری محمد ثقلين; born 1 November 1948) is a Pakistani politician associated with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[1] He is currently serving as PTI NA 66 candidate[2] in Jhelum. He comes from a Jatt Tribe.
Ch Muhammad Saqlain (چوہدری محمد ثقلين ) | |
|---|---|
| PTI Jhelum Representative | |
| Appointed by | Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Mr. Imran Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 November 1948 |
| Nationality |  Pakistani |
| Political party | .svg){kind=small} Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2008-present) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Agriculturist |
Biography edit
Ch Muhammad Saqlain son of Ch Dhuman Khan was born on November 1, 1948, in Jhelum. He graduated in 1971 from Government Degree College, Jhelum. He served as a Member, District council Jhelum during 1987-92; remained Member, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab during 1993-96 and 2002–07; he was also appointed as Parliamentary Secretary, Excise & Taxation during 1993-95 and as Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab during 1995-96. He was elected for the third term as Member, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in general elections 2008 independently.
Political career edit
Chaudhary Muhammad Saqlain won PP-24, Jhelum in 2008 Pakistani general election as independent candidate. [3] After winning election he joined Pakistan Muslim League (N). In 2011 after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf jalsa at lahore , he announced to join Imran Khan. [4]
He contested 2013 Pakistani general election unsuccessfully on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ticket from NA-66 (Jhelum-I). He obtained 62, 572 votes against Pakistan Muslim League (N)'s candidate Chaudhry Khadim Hussain.
In 2016, Fawad Chaudhry joined PTI,[5] he pursued party leadership to give ticket of NA-66 (Jhelum-I) to his cousin Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf. Chaudhary Muhammad Saqlain was offered provisional assembly seat PP-25 (Dina-Sohawa), he turned the offer down and contested 2018 Pakistani general election from NA-66 (Jhelum-I) against Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf and NA-67 (Jhelum-II) against Fawad Chaudhry as an independent candidate. [6]
In 2018 Pakistani general election he stood fourth from NA-66 (Jhelum-I) obtaining 26,072 votes against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's candidate Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf. And in NA-67 (Jhelum-II) he obtained negligible votes. [7]
References edit
- ^ "MPA Chaudhary Muhammad Saqlain Joins PTI -". 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ "PTI Candidates NA-62 Jhelum List for General Elections 2013". PAK Newspage. 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ "Election 2008 Provisional seats results Jhelum". 2008.
- ^ "Imran Khan's 'tsunami' sweeps Lahore". 2011-10-30.
- ^ "Fawad Chaudhry joins PTI, gets ticket for Jhelum by-election". Jun 8, 2016.
- ^ "Jhelum warms up to a real contest after a long time". July 6, 2018.
- ^ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.