Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf is a Politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from August 2018 till August 2023.
Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf | |
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چوہدری فرُخ الطاف | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 29 February 2024 – 11 October 2024 | |
| Constituency | NA-61 Jhelum-II |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | NA-66 (Jhelum-I) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dina, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | PMLN (2024-present) |
| Other political affiliations | IPP (2023-2024) PMLN (2022-2023) PTI (2018-2022) PMLN (2013-2018) PPP (2008-2013) PML-Q (2001-2008) PMLN (1997-1999) PPP (1993-1996) |
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Political career
editChaudhry Farrukh Altaf contested on Pakistan Peoples Party's ticket in the 1997 Pakistani general election from NA-45 Jhelum-I (which was renamed later to NA-66 (Jhelum-I)). He obtained 32,097 votes and lost to Pakistan Muslim League (N)'s candidate Raja Muhammad Afzal Khan. [2]
During Pervez Musharraf era in 2001, Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf was elected unopposed as District Nazim from District Jhelum on ticket of Pakistan Muslim League (Q). [3]
In 2008, he supported Chaudhry Shahbaz Hussain from NA-66 (Jhelum-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election.
In 2013 Pakistani general election he contested from NA-66 (Jhelum-I) on Pakistan Muslim League (Q)'s ticket but lost the seat to Chaudhry Khadim Hussain who obtained 102022 votes. Farrukh obtained 36878 votes and stood third in the poll. [4]
In 2016, Fawad Chaudhry cousin of Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf joined PTI,[5] he pursued party leadership to give ticket of NA-66 (Jhelum-I) to his cousin Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf.
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-66 (Jhelum-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election. [6] He received 112,356 votes and defeated Chaudhry Nadeem Khadim, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N). [7]
In April 2022, Farrukh Altaf crossed the floor and defected from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to join the opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement ending in successful No-confidence motion against Imran Khan. [8]
References
edit- ^ Butt, Waseem Ashraf (9 May 2013). "The political fortunes of Jhelum". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "1997 Election results NA 45 Jhelum-I".
- ^ "The political fortunes of Jhelum". www.dawn.com. May 9, 2013.
- ^ "Election results NA-66 2013". Jun 10, 2013.
- ^ "Fawad Chaudhry joins PTI, gets ticket for Jhelum by-election". Jun 8, 2016.
- ^ "PTI's Ch. Farrukh Altaf wins NA-66 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "NA-66 Result - Election Results 2018 - Jhelum 1 - NA-66 Candidates - NA-66 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Beginning of the end for Imran's govt". www.thenews.com.pk. March 31, 2022.
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