Abdul Ghafoor Chaudhry

Abdul Ghafoor Chaudhry is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013. He had been a member of the National Assembly from 1988 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 1999.

Abdul Ghafoor Chaudhry
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyNA-190 (Bahawalnagar-III)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Parliament House Islamabad

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-146 (Bahawalnagar-III) as Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) in 1988 Pakistani general election. He received 58,765 votes and defeated Muhammad Afzal Sindhu.[1] In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of IJI from Constituency PP-229 (Bahawalnagar-V) but was unsuccessful. He received 27,983 votes and lost the seat to Ali Akbar Mazhar Wains, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-146 (Bahawalnagar-III) as (IJI) in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 74,872 votes and defeated Ali Akbar Mazhar Wains, a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA).[1] In the same election, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of IJI from Constituency PP-229 (Bahawalnagar-V). He received 38,866 votes and defeated Chaudhry Munir Ahmad, a candidate of PDA.[2] In September 1991, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and was appointed as Federal Minister for Law and Justice where he continued to serve until July 1993.[3]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-146 (Bahawalnagar-III) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 1993 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 59,062 votes and Ali Akbar Mazhar Wains, a candidate of PPP.[1] In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-229 (Bahawalnagar-V) but was unsuccessful. He received 26,067 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Afzal Sindhu, a candidate of PPP.[2]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-146 (Bahawalnagar-III) as a candidate of PML-N in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 72,181 votes and defeated Ali Akbar Mazhar Wains, a candidate of PPP.[1]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-191 (Bahawalnagar-IV) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 43,739 votes and lost the seat to Ijaz-ul-Haq.[4]

He was elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-190 (Bahawalnagar-III) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[5][6][7][8] He received 77,664 votes and defeated Tahir Bashir Cheema.[9]

References
  1. "National Assembly election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. "Punjab Assembly election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. "Federal cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif" (PDF). Cabinet division. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. "Nawabs of Bahawalpur to play vital role in next general elections". The Nation. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. "Turncoats jumping on PML-N bandwagon". The Nation. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. "Winning margin on 88 out of 272 National Assembly seats is 10,000 votes or less". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. "HEC clears degrees of another 150 MPs - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  9. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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