Mian Fida Hussain Wattoo

Mian Fida Hussain Wattoo is a Pakistani politician who is a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from August 2018 till May 2022 and from July 2022 to January 2023. He has been Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from July 2008 to March 2013 and from June 2013 to May 2018.

Mian Fida Hussain Wattoo
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
22 July 2022 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyPP-237 Bahawalnagar-I
In office
15 August 2018 – 21 May 2022
ConstituencyPP-237 Bahawalnagar-I
In office
1 June 2013 – 20 March 2013
ConstituencyPP-277 (Bahawalnagar-I)
In office
3 July 2008 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyPP-277 (Bahawalnagar-I)
Personal details
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Minchinabad, Pakistan
Political partyPMLN (2022-present)
RelationsKhadim Hussain Wattoo (brother)[1]
Beautiful view of Punjab Assembly Lahore - panoramio.jpg
Punjab Assembly Lahore

Early life edit

He was born on 1 January 1960 in Bahawalnagar.[1]

Political career edit

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) for Constituency PP-277 (Bahawalnagar-I) in by-polls held in June 2008. He received 32,706 votes.[2]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for PML-N for Constituency PP-277 (Bahawalnagar-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[3][4]

In December 2013, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for forestry, wildlife.[5]

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-237 (Bahawalnagar-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[6]

He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following 2018 election.[7] He de-seated due to vote against party policy for Chief Minister of Punjab election on 16 April 2022.[8]

He was re-elected on July 17, 2022 as a Member of Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Constituency PP-237.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "PML-N, PPP make gains". DAWN.COM. 28 June 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  4. ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 December 2013). "35 parliamentary secys appointed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  7. ^ Malik, Mansoor (2 August 2018). "22 independents, PML-Q votes take PTI tally to 153 in Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  8. ^ "ECP de-seats 25 dissident PTI MPs who voted for Hamza Shahbaz". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-05-21.