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Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo

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Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo
عبد الغفار وٹو
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
29 February 2024 – 11 October 2024
ConstituencyNA-160 Bahawalnagar-I
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-166 (Bahawalnagar-I)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPMLN (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations
PTI (2018-2022)
RelationsMian Fida Hussain Wattoo (uncle)[1]
Parent

Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo (Urdu: عبد الغفار وٹو) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from August 2018 till August 2023.

Political career

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He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-166 (Bahawalnagar-I) as an independent candidate in 2018 Pakistani general election. He received 102,385 votes and defeated Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[3] Following his successful election, he joined PTI in August 2018.[4]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-160 Bahawalnagar-I as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 118,557 votes and defeated Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah, an independent candidate.[5]

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  • "Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo", Personal Profile, National Assembly of Pakistan, retrieved Jul 11, 2022

More Reading

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References

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  1. ^ "Mian Fida Hussain Wattoo". www.pap.gov.pk. Punjab Assembly. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Ghafar Wattoo". National Assembly. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  4. ^ "2 more independent MNA-elects join PTI - Daily Times". Daily Times. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.