Obaidullah Shadikhel

Obaidullah Shadikhel
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
30 August 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency NA-71 (Mianwali-I)
Personal details
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Obaidullah Khan Shadikhel (Urdu: عبیداللہ خان شادی خیل‬‎) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from August 2013 to May 2018.

Political career

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-71 (Mianwali-I) in Pakistani general election, 2002, but was unsuccessful.[1] He received 60,533 votes and lost the seat to Imran Khan.[2]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-71 (Mianwali-I) in by-election held in August 2013.[3][4] He received 69,799 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[5] The seat became vacant after Imran Khan who won it in 2013 general election vacated it in order to retain the National Assembly seat he won in Constituency NA-56 (Rawalpindi-VII).[6]

References

  1. ↑ "As Pakistan goes to polls: Take a peek at some major NA constituencies". DAWN.COM. 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Wasim, Amir (23 August 2013). "By-elections spring some upsets". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (23 August 2013). "PML-N wins five NA, 10 PA seats in Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "NA-71 by-election: ECP dismisses PTI's claim of rigging in Mianwali - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Imran Khan secures second seat with NA-71 Mianwali - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
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