Asghar Ali Shah (politician)

Asghar Ali Shah (Urdu: اصغر علی شاہ; born 29 August 1938) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Asghar Ali Shah
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	NA-212 (Naushero Feroze-II)
Personal details
Born	(1938-08-29) August 29, 1938 (age 86)
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Pakistan Peoples Party

Early life

He was born on 29 August 1938.^[1]

Political career

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-212 (Naushero Feroze-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 6,401 votes and lost the seat to Syed Zafar Ali Shah. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as an independent candidate from Constituency PS-20 (Naushero Feroze-II) but was unsuccessful. He received 6,920 votes and lost the seat to Abdul Haque, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).^[2]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency NA-212 (Naushero Feroze-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.^[3][4][5][6] He received 93,884 votes and defeated Ghulam Rasool Khan Jatoi. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as an independent candidate from Constituency PS-20 (Naushero Feroze-II) but was unsuccessful. He received 135 votes and lost the seat to Syed Murad Ali Shah.^[7]

References

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2. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
3. "PPPP retains majority in Sindh Assembly". The Nation. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
4. "Dozens of turncoats make it to National Assembly". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
5. "List of PPP ticket holders in Sindh – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
6. "27 politicians in Sindh facing threat to their lives". DAWN.COM. 20 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
7. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.