Ali Asghar Manda
Ali Asghar Manda | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 2008 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | PP-165 Sheikhupura-IV |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1966 Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | PTI (2018-present) |
Ali Asghar Manda is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2008 to May 2018.
Early life and education
[edit]Manda was born on 8 September 1966 in Sheikhupura.[1] He has a degree of Master of Arts in Political Science from the University of the Punjab which he obtained in 1993 and has a degree of Bachelor of Laws LL. B. which he obtained in 1996 from Quaid-e-Azam Law College in Lahore.[1]
Political career
[edit]Manda ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency PP-135 (Sheikhupura-II) in the 1988 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 589 votes and lost the seat to Chaudhry Bashir Ahmed, a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2] In the 1993 Pakistani general election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-135 (Sheikhupura-II) in but was, again, unsuccessful. He received 62 votes and lost the seat to Chaudhry Bashir Ahmed, a candidate of PPP.[2] Later, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-165 (Sheikhupura-IV) in the 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 71 votes and lost the seat to Jehanzaib Rao, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[3]
In 2008 Pakistani general election, Manda was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-165 (Sheikhupura-IV). He received 21,153 votes and defeated Javaid Nasarullah, an independent candidate.[4] He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-165 (Sheikhupura-IV) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][6] He received 37,741 votes and defeated Sahabzada Mian Saeed Ahmad Sharqpuri, a candidate of PML-N. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-132 (Sheikhupura-II-cum-Nankana Sahib) but was unsuccessful. He received 199 votes and lost the seat to Rana Tanveer Hussain.[7] He joined PML-N in May 2013.[8]
In December 2013, Manda was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Services & General Administration Department.[9] In April 2018, he quit PML-N.[10] In May 2018, he joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Election result Punjab Assembly 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (23 May 2013). "43 newly elected legislators join PML-N". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "33 independent MPAs, 12 MNAs join PML-N". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 December 2013). "35 parliamentary secys appointed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Two PML-N lawmakers quit party - Daily Times". Daily Times. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "PML-N MPA Ali Asghar Manda joins PTI". The Nation. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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