Abdul Wahid Soomro is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

Abdul Wahid Soomro
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyNA-237 (Thatta-I)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani

Political career

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He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-237 (Thatta-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[1][2] He received 53,616 votes and lost the seat to Syed Ayaz Ali Shah Sheerazi.[3]

He was elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-237 (Thatta-I) as a candidate of PPP in 2008 Pakistani general election.[4][5] He received 85,138 votes and defeated Syed Riaz Hussain Shah Sheerazi, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[6]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-237 (Thatta-I) as a candidate of PPP in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 78 votes and lost the seat to Shamasunnisa.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Thatta voters want Army supervision during poll". DAWN.COM. 27 December 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. ^ "KARACHI: Poll petitions". DAWN.COM. 25 February 2003. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. ^ "By-elections: A glance at the three hot seats". DAWN.COM. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. ^ Khan, Mohammad Hussain (4 September 2012). "Switching loyalties ahead of polls". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  6. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.