Khalid Hussain Magsi

Khalid Hussain Magsi
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
Constituency NA-260 (Nasirabad-cum-Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi)
In office
9 May 2016 – 31 May 2018
Constituency NA-267 (Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi)
Personal details
Born (1960-02-02) February 2, 1960
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Balochistan Awami Party

Khalid Hussain Magsi (Urdu: خالد حسین مگسی‬‎; born 2 February 1960) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to September 2014 and again from May 2016 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 2 February 1960.[1]

Political career

He was elected District nazim of Jhal Magsi in 2005.[2]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-267 (Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi) in Pakistani general election, 2013.[3][4] He received 42,240 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Abdul Raheem Rind.[5]

In September 2014, Balochistan Election Tribunal declared the election as null and void and ordered re-election in the constituency.[6] He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-267 (Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi) in the by-elections held in April 2016.[7] He received 29,630 votes and defeated Yar Muhammad Rind, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[8]

In April 2018, he quit PML-N and joined the newly created Balochistan Awami Party (BAP).[9]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of BAP from Constituency NA-260 (Nasirabad-cum-Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi) in Pakistani general election, 2018.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Detail Information". 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "PML wins key seats despite infighting". DAWN.COM. 7 October 2005. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Jhal Magsi-Kachhi: NA 267 by-election due on April 28 - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "General elections: NADRA report reveals irregularities in PP-147 - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 27 September 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Election tribunal orders re-election in NA-267 Kachhi-Jhal Magsi - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Magsi retains NA seat". DAWN.COM. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "PML-N's Magsi wins NA-267 by-election". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Hussain, Javed (5 April 2018). "Magsi, Kamal, Domki quit PML-N, set to join newly-formed BAP". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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