Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo
Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo | |
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عبد الغفار وٹو | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 29 February 2024 – 11 October 2024 | |
| Constituency | NA-160 Bahawalnagar-I |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | NA-166 (Bahawalnagar-I) |
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| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | PMLN (2023-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PTI (2018-2022) |
| Relations | Mian Fida Hussain Wattoo (uncle)[1] |
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Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo (Urdu: عبد الغفار وٹو) is a Pakistani 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.
Political career
[edit]He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-166 (Bahawalnagar-I) as an independent candidate in 2018 Pakistani general election. He received 102,385 votes and defeated Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[3] Following his successful election, he joined PTI in August 2018.[4]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-160 Bahawalnagar-I as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 118,557 votes and defeated Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah, an independent candidate.[5]
External links
[edit]- "Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo", Personal Profile, National Assembly of Pakistan, retrieved Jul 11, 2022
More Reading
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mian Fida Hussain Wattoo". www.pap.gov.pk. Punjab Assembly. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Ghafar Wattoo". National Assembly. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "2 more independent MNA-elects join PTI - Daily Times". Daily Times. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
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