Chaudhry Faisal Farooq Cheema

Chaudhry Faisal Farooq Cheema is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2002 to 2007 and again from May 2013 to May 2018.

Chaudhry Faisal Farooq Cheema
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyPP-35 (Sarghoda-VIII)
Personal details
Born (1973-07-10) 10 July 1973
Sargodha
NationalityPakistani

Early life and education

He was born on 10 July 1973 in Sargodha.[1]

He has a degree of Master of Arts where he received in 1997 from Government College, Sargodha.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency PP-35 (Sarghoda-VIII) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 35,571 votes and defeated Sardar Kamil Gujjar, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-35 (Sarghoda-VIII) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He secured 32,753 votes and lost the seat to Sardar Kamil Gujjar, a candidate of PPP.[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-35 (Sarghoda-VIII) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[4][5] He received 41,853 votes and defeated Sardar Kamil Gujjar, a candidate of PML-N.[6] He joined PML-N in May 2013.[7] In April 2018, he quit PML-N and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[8]

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PP-76 (Sargodha-V) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[9]

References
  1. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (23 May 2013). "43 newly elected legislators join PML-N". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  7. "33 independent MPAs, 12 MNAs join PML-N". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  8. "PML-N MPA Farooq Cheema joins PTI". The Nation. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  9. "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.


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