Abdul Razzaq Khan
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyPP-218 Khanewal-VII
Personal details
Born (1950-07-07) 7 July 1950
Murree, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations		 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2018-2023)
Pakistan Muslim League (N) (2013-2018)
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (2002-2013)
Pakistan Muslim League (N) (1997-2002)
Pakistan People's Party (1993-1997)
Pakistan Muslim League (N) (1990-1993)
Pakistan People's Party (1988-1990)
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Punjab Assembly Lahore

Nawabzada Abdul Razzaq Khan Niazi (1950-2022) was a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from May 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 7 July 1950 in Murree.[1]

He graduated in 1970 from Forman Christian College and has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.[1]

Political career

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PP-177 (Khanewal-IV) in 1988 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 23,329 votes and lost the seat to Irfan Ahmad Khan, a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI).[2]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA) from Constituency PP-177 (Khanewal-IV) in 1990 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 23,844 votes and lost the seat to Irfan Ahmad Khan, a candidate of IJI.[2]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-177 (Khanewal-IV) in 1993 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 10,957 votes and lost the seat to Irfan Ahmad Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[2]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-177 (Khanewal-IV) in 1997 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 15,792 votes and lost the seat to Irfan Ahmad Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).

He ran for the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency PP-218 (Khanewal-VII) in 2002 Punjab provincial election but was unsuccessful. He received 48,120 votes and was defeated by Aslam Bodla.[3]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-218 (Khanewal-VII) in 2008 Punjab provincial election but was unsuccessful. He received 32,043 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Jamil Shah, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[4]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an Independent candidate from Constituency PP-218 (Khanewal-VII) in 2013 Punjab provincial election. He received 34,661 votes and defeated Peer Muhammad Jameel Shah, a candidate of PML-N.[5][6]

In May 2018, he joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[7]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of the PTI from PP-209 Khanewal-VII in the 2018 Punjab provincial election, but was unsuccessful. He received 39,064 votes and was defeated by Muhammad Faisal Khan Niazi, a candidate of the PML(N).[8]

On 23 May 2023, he left the PTI due to the 2023 Pakistani protests.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Election result Punjab Assembly 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Election result Punjab Assembly 2002" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Syed Ali Shah, Fahad Chaudhry (10 May 2018). "8 PML-N lawmakers switch loyalties". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "PP-209 Khanewal Election 2018 Full Result Candidates Vote". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  9. ↑ "PTI MPA Abdul Razzaq Khan Niazi quits party". DAWN.COM. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2023-10-28.


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