Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa

Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to May 2012.

Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008 – May 2012
ConstituencyNA-173 (Dera Ghazi Khan-III)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Parliament House Islamabad

Political career

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-244 (Dera Ghazi Khan-V) and from Constituency PP-246 (Dera Ghazi Khan-VII) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 13,801 votes from the Constituency PP-244 (Dera Ghazi Khan-V) and lost the seat to Syed Abdul Aleem, a candidate of National Alliance. He received 21,760 votes from the Constituency PP-246 (Dera Ghazi Khan-VII) and lost the seat to Sardar Muhammad Yousaf Khan Leghari, a candidate of National Alliance.[1]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-173 (Dera Ghazi Khan-III) as a candidate of PML-N in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2][3][4][5] He received 56,475 votes and defeated Awais Leghari. In the same election, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-243 (Dera Ghazi Khan-IV) as a candidate of PML-N but was unsuccessful. He received 22,508 votes and defeated Awais Leghari.[6] He vacated the Punjab Assembly seat.[7]

In May 2012, he quit PML-N and resigned from the National Assembly.[8]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-173 (Dera Ghazi Khan-III) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 60,258 votes and lost the seat to Awais Leghari. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-243 (Dera Ghazi Khan-IV) as a candidate of PPP but was unsuccessful. He received 2,069 votes and lost the seat to Zulfiqar Ali Khosa.[9]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-243 (Dera Ghazi Khan-IV) as a candidate of PPP in by-polls held in August 2013, but was unsuccessful. He received 17,547 votes and lost the seat to Ahmad Ali Khan Dreshak.[9]

References
  1. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. Birmani, Tariq Saeed (2 May 2013). "Traditional rivals face off". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. Tahir, Zulqernain (3 February 2013). "Khosa blames PPP for 'pitching son against father'". DAWN.COM.
  4. Correspondent, The Newspaper's (10 February 2013). "Will contest against Saif Khosa complains of 'filial ingratitude'". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. "As Pakistan goes to polls: Take a peek at some major NA constituencies". DAWN.COM. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. Birmani, Tariq Saeed (1 June 2008). "Khosa on short visit to home town". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. "PML-N's Saifuddin Khan Khosa resigns from National Assembly, party - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  9. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 30 May 2018.


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