Dilawar Shah

Pir Dilawar Shah is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

Dilawar Shah
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyNA-14 (Kohat)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Parliament House Islamabad

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-14 (Kohat) as a candidate of Awami National Party (ANP) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[1][2] He received 30,681 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Malak Mohammad Asad Khan.

In 2013, he quit ANP and joined Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[1]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-14 (Kohat) as a candidate of PPP in 2013 Pakistani general election[3][4] but was unsuccessful. He received 10,041 votes and lost the seat to Shehryar Khan Afridi.[5]

References

  1. "Defections: Influential brothers from Kohat join PPP - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. Junaidi, Ikram (8 April 2013). "It's not end of the road for holders of non-verified degrees". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. Report, Bureau (26 March 2013). "PPP names candidates for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  4. "Kohat: Electoral success hinges on changing political landscape - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  5. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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