Mehr Ishtiaq Ahmed
مہراشتیاق احمد
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-121 (Lahore-IV)
Personal details
Born (1957-09-08) September 8, 1957
Lahore
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Mehar Ishtiaq Ahmad (Urdu: مہر اشتیاق احمد; born 8 September 1957) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018. Previously he had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 2002 to 2013.

Early life and education

He was born on 8 September 1957[1] in Lahore.[2]

He earned the degree of Bachelor of Commerce in 1982 from University of the Punjab.[2]

Political career

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-121 (Lahore-IV) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 131 votes and lost the seat to Farid Ahmad Paracha, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal. In the same election, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-150 (Lahore-XIV). He received 18,197 votes and defeated Asghar Ali Gill, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-150 (Lahore-XIV) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 34,053 votes and defeated Asif Mahmood Nagira, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[4][5][2]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-121 (Lahore-IV) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6][7][8][9][10] He received 114,474 votes and defeated Hammad Azhar, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-150 (Lahore-XIV). He received 57,232 votes and defeated Mehar Wajid Azeem, a candidate of PTI.[11] He retained National Assembly seat.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Detail Information". 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "PML-N Recaptures Lahore". DAWN.COM. 19 February 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "PML-N clears names for 13 NA, 25 PA seats". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections". The Nation. Archived from the original on 28 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. ↑ "ECP orders PP-150 vote recount in 3 days". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Vote split in NA-121 may benefit PPP". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 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.
  12. ↑ "PTI announces candidates for by-polls in Punjab". The News. Retrieved 15 May 2018.


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