Nazir Ahmad Chohan is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 to May 2022.
Nazir Ahmad Chohan | |
|---|---|
| Former Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 21 May 2022 | |
| Constituency | PP-167 (Lahore-XXIV) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | PMLN (2022-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PTI (2018-2022) |
Political career
editHe was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from PP-167 Lahore-XXIV in 2018 Pakistani general election. He received 40,680 votes and defeated Mian Muhammad Saleem, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).[1]
On 21 May 2022, he was de-seated due to his vote against party policy for Chief Minister of Punjab election on 16 April 2022.[2]
He ran as a candidate of the PML(N) in the subsequent by-election, but was unsuccessful. He received 26,417 votes and was defeated by Shabbir Gujjar, a candidate of the PTI.
On 3 August 2022, Chohan, his son and six others were taken into judicial remand by the Lahore Police.[3]
References
edit- ^ "PP-167 Results of Lahore 24 for Election 2018". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "ECP de-seats 25 dissident PTI MPs who voted for Hamza Shahbaz". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ Gabol, Imran (August 3, 2022). "Ex-MPA Chohan, others remanded in judicial custody". DAWN.COM.
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