| Office | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
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|---|---|
| Term start | 1 June 2013 |
| Term end | 17 May 2018
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| Constituency | NA-75 (Faisalabad-I) |
| Constituency | NA-75 (Faisalabad-I) |
| Born | 1942-7-9 (age 84)
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| Nationality | Pakistani
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| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
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Ghulam Rasool Sahi (Template:Lang-ur; born 9 July 1942) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to 2007 and again from June 2013 to May 2018.
Early life
He was born on 9 July 1942.[1] in Faisalabad. He received his education from Faisalabad and later joined Pakistan Army. He participated in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-75 (Faisalabad-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 55,464 votes and defeated Wajid Mustafa Bajwa, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[3]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-75 (Faisalabad-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[4] He received 68,196 votes and lost the seat to Tariq Mahmood Bajwa.[5]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-75 (Faisalabad-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6][7][8][9] He received 130,300 votes and defeated Fawad Ahmad Cheema, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[10]
In May 2018, he quit PML-N and resigned from the National Assembly.[11]
References
- ↑ Detail Information. www.pildat.org. PILDAT.
- ↑ Newcomers in Faisalabad. DAWN.COM(13 October 2002).
- ↑ 2002 election result. ECP.
- ↑ Who will have the last laugh in Faisalabad?. DAWN.COM(16 February 2008).
- ↑ 2008 election result. ECP.
- ↑ PM allows gas connections to areas of influential politicians | ePaper | DAWN.COM. Dawn.
- ↑ ‘Q’ losing ground in Faisalabad. DAWN.COM(24 March 2013).
- ↑ NA-75: the ‘no-go area’ of Faisalabad. DAWN.COM(1 April 2013).
- ↑ Parliamentary board session: PML-N begins screening out poll aspirants - The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune(10 April 2013).
- ↑ 2013 election result. ECP.
- ↑ PML-N MNA Ghulam Rasool Sahi resigns from NA over party differences - Pakistan - Dunya News. Dunya News(17 May 2018).