Waseem Akhtar Shaikh

Waseem Akhtar Shaikh (Urdu: وسیم اختر شیخ‎; born 1 February 1964) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Waseem Akhtar Shaikh
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-139 (Kasur-II)
Personal details
Born (1964-02-01) 1 February 1964
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Early life

He was born on 1 February 1964.[1]

Political career

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-139 (Kasur-II) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 25,007 votes and lost the seat to Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmed, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-139 (Kasur-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[3][4] He received 51,436 votes and defeated Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmed, a candidate of PPP.[5]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-139 (Kasur-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6][7][8][9][10] He received 102,565 votes and defeated Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmed, a candidate of PPP.[11]

References
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  2. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. "Equipment for Kasur hospital". DAWN.COM. 29 February 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. "A bellwether race in central Punjab". DAWN.COM. 24 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  5. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  6. "Ranas, Maliks dominate Kasur polls". DAWN.COM. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  7. "PPP to start criminal proceedings against RO, ARO". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  9. "PML-N snatches 13 Kasur seats". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. "PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections". The Nation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  11. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.


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