Nadeem Afzal Chan

Nadeem Afzal Chan
ندیم افضل چن‬
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008–2013
Constituency NA-64 (Sargodha-I)
Personal details
Born (1975-04-01) 1 April 1975
Nationality Pakistani

Nadeem Afzal Chan (Urdu: ندیم افضل چن‬‎; born 1 April 1975) also known as Nadeem Afzal Gondal is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

Early life

He was born on 1 April 1975.[1] He belongs to a well-known Gondal family of Mandi Bahauddin.[2]

Political career

He began his political career as a tehsil nazim from Malakwal in 2001.[3][4]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-64 (Sargodha-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Pakistani general election, 2008.[5][3][6][4] He received 65,628 and defeated Muhammad Farooq Baha-ul-Haq Shah, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[7] In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-119 (Mandi Bahuddin-IV) as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received 316 votes and lost the seat to Waseem Afzal Gondal, a candidate of PPP.[7]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-64 (Sargodha-I) as a candidate of PPP in Pakistani general election, 2013[8] but was unsuccessful.[9][4] He received 67,212 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Amin Ul Hasnat Shah.[10]

In October 2017, he resigned from the post of Secretary General of PPP Punjab.[11]

In April 2018, he quit PPP and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[4][2]

References

  1. ↑ "If elections are held on time…". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 Chaudhry, Fahad (19 April 2018). "PPP's Nadeem Afzal Chan joins PTI: sources". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 Butt, Waseem Ashraf (25 April 2016). "'Jiyalas' entrusted with PPP revival in Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "PPP's Nadeem Afzal Chan joins PTI". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Butt, Waseem Ashraf (1 October 2014). "Ex-MNA's move to join PTI sends alarm bells ringing in PPP". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Nazar Gondal, Afzal Chan may also join PTI". The Nation. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  7. 1 2 "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Newspaper, From the (26 April 2013). "Cheema, Chan and the chief's challenge". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Pakistan election results pour in: PML-N take lead - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Nadeem Afzal quits PPP post on 'moral' grounds". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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