Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath

Malik Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2002 to May 2018.

Malik Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyNA-88 (Sargodha-I)
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
2002 – 31 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1976-09-29) 29 September 1976
Lahore
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Early life and education

He was born on 29 September 1976 in Lahore.[1]

He has the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery which he received in 2001 from Quaid-e-Azam Medical College.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-28 (Sargodha-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2][3] He received 32,480 votes and defeated Haroon Ehsan Paracha, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[4]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency PP-28 (Sargodha-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2][5] He received 45,686 votes and defeated Haji Mushtaq Ahmed Gondal, a candidate of PPP.[6]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-28 (Sargodha-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7] He received 58,531 votes and defeated Hassan Inam Piracha, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[8] In June 2017, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif[2] and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Population Welfare.[1]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-88 (Sargodha-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[9]

References
  1. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. "Oath-taking: Punjab cabinet swells to 34 - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  5. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  6. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  7. "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  9. "LIVE UPDATES: PTI leads in election 2018 results". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 3 August 2018.


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