Ali Madad Jattak is a Pakistani politician from Quetta District who has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan since February 2024.

Ali Madad Jattak
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
Assumed office
February 2024
ConstituencyPB-45 Quetta-VIII
Personal details
BornQuetta District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians

Early life

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He completed his matriculation from Saryab High School and obtained his bachelor's degree from Bolan Medical College.

Career

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He contested the 2024 general elections as a Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians candidate from PB-45 Quetta-VIII and secured 5710 votes. The runner-up was Mir Muhammad Usman Pirkani of JUI-F, who secured 4,346 votes.[1][2]

On 19 April 2024, the Balochistan Governor Abdul Wali Kakar administered the oath of office as a minister to Jattak.[3] On 20 April 2024, the Chief Minister of Balochistan Sarfraz Bugti allotted the portfolio of ministry of agriculture and cooperatives to Jattak.[4]

On 16 September 2024, Jattak's victory was declared null and void by an election tribunal headed by Justice Abdullah Baloch of the Balochistan High Court. The tribunal ordered re-polling at 15 polling stations in the PB-45 Quetta constituency.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "PB-45 Election Result 2024 Quetta 8, Candidates List".
  2. ^ "PPP's Ali Madad Jatak wins PB-45". 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ Shahid, Saleem (20 April 2024). "14-member Balochistan cabinet takes oath". DAWN.
  4. ^ Shahid, Saleem (21 April 2024). "13 ministers, 4 advisers assigned portfolios in Balochistan". DAWN.
  5. ^ Shahid, Saleem (17 September 2024). "Tribunal nullifies Balochistan minister's victory". DAWN.