| Office | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
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|---|---|
| Term start | 29 September 2016 |
| Term end | 31 May 2018
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| Constituency | NA-162 (Sahiwal-III)
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| Nationality | Pakistani
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| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N)
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Chaudhary Muhammad Tufail (Template:Lang-ur) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from September 2016 to May 2018.
Political career
He has served as Tehsil Nazim of Chichawatni.[1]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-162 (Sahiwal-III) in by elections held in September 2016.[2][3][4] He received 76,580 votes and defeated Rai Murtaza Iqbal, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[5] The seat became vacant after Rai Hassan Nawaz who won it in 2013 election, was disqualified to continue in office because of inaccurate assets declaration.[6]
In October 2017, he was appointed as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for privatisation.[7]
References
- ↑ NA-162 by-poll: PML-N picks another Jutt from Chichawatni. DAWN.COM(27 August 2016).
- ↑ Nawaz assures MP of funds for Sahiwal. The Nation.
- ↑ Govt's untiring efforts eliminating core issues faced by nation: PM. The Nation.
- ↑ N, PPP, PTI award tickets for by-poll to NA-162. The Nation.
- ↑ PML-N wins NA-162 by-election. The Nation.
- ↑ PTI legislator disqualified for inaccurate asset declaration - The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune(12 May 2015).
- ↑ Three NA panel heads, two state ministers and 11 parliamentary secretaries appointed. DAWN.COM(12 October 2017).