Muhammad Moeen Wattoo | |
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محمد معین وٹو | |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 | |
Constituency | NA-144 (Okara-IV) |
In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
Constituency | NA-147 (Okara-V) |
Personal details | |
Born | Okara, Punjab, Pakistan | 15 September 1955
Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) (2008-present) |
Muhammad Moeen Wattoo (Urdu: محمد معین وٹو; born 15 September 1955) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 2008 to 2013.
Early life
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-147 (Okara-V) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 50,040 votes and lost the seat to Robina Shaheen Wattoo, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (J).[3]
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-193 (Okara-IX) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[4] He received 41,498 votes and defeated Dewan Akhlaq Ahmad, a candidate of PML-Q.[5] Following his successful election, he joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in February 2008.[6]
He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-147 (Okara-V) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7][8][9][10] He received 87,266 votes and defeated Manzoor Wattoo. In the same election, Wattoo was also elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-193 (Okara-IX). He received 30,137 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Dewan Ikhlaq Ahmad.[11] Wattoo vacated the Punjab Assembly seat.[12]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-144 (Okara-IV) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[13]
References
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- ↑ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ↑ "Wattoo group shatters". DAWN.COM. 27 February 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ↑ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ↑ "Wattoo group shatters". DAWN.COM. 27 February 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ↑ "Scuffle in parliament: MNAs trade blows as opposition slams PM - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 27 January 2017. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "A wily politician tries to hang on". DAWN.COM. 27 April 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Dozens of turncoats make it to National Assembly". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ↑ "Political parties bracing for electoral battles". The Nation. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ↑ "Pakistan election results highlights: Imran Khan accuses Indian Army of human rights violations in Kashmir". hindustan times. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.