Raja Muhammad Asad Khan
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2002–2013
ConstituencyNA-63 (Jhelum-II)
Personal details
Born (1975-05-29) 29 May 1975
NationalityPakistani

Raja Muhammad Asad Khan (Urdu: راجا محمد أسد خان; born 29 May 1975) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013.

He is brother of Raja Muhammad Safdar Khan.[1]

Early life

He was born on 29 May 19xx?????.[2]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-63 (Jhelum-II) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[3][4][5] He received 46,722 votes and defeated Nawabzada Syed Shams Haider.[6]

He was elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-63 (Jhelum-II) as a candidate of PML-N in 2008 Pakistani general election.[7][5] He received 79,662 votes and defeated Chaudhry Shahbaz Hussain, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[8]

In 2013, he quit PML-N and joined Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[9]

References

  1. "Changing loyalties: Raja family of Jhelum joins PPP - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. "If elections are held on time…". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  3. "Two four-time MNAs out of race". DAWN.COM. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. Butt, Waseem Ashraf (21 January 2013). "PML-N may not find it difficult to regain lost ground in Jhelum". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 Butt, Waseem Ashraf (20 April 2013). "Local rivalries dominate". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  6. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. Butt, Waseem Ashraf (9 May 2013). "The political fortunes of Jhelum". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  8. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. Butt, Waseem Ashraf (16 June 2016). "NA-63 by-election: Shifting loyalties define Jhelum political scenario". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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