Shunila Ruth

Shunila Ruth
Shunila Ruth
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 13 August 2018
Constituency	Reserved seat for minorities
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
	In office; 29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	Reserved seat for minorities
Personal details
Born	30 June 1953; Gujranwala
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Shunila Ruth (Urdu: شنیلہ روت‎; born 30 June 1953) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously she was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from May 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education

She was born on 30 June 1953 in Gujranwala.[1]

She graduated from Kinnaird College for Women University in 1973. She received the degree of Master of Arts in English in 1976 from Forman Christian College.[1]

Political career

She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on reserved seat for minorities in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2][3]

She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI on a reserved seat for minorities in 2018 Pakistani general election.[4]

References

"Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
"PML-N secures maximum number of reserved seats in NA". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
"Notification - reserved seat minorities 2013" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 August 2018). "List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

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[pap/2013-1] "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

[2] "PML-N secures maximum number of reserved seats in NA". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

[3] "Notification - reserved seat minorities 2013" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

[4] Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 August 2018). "List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2018.