Raja Muhammad Safdar Khan

Raja Muhammad Safdar Khan is a Pakistani politician.He belongs to a Rajput family of the Janjua clan.who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

Raja Muhammad Safdar Khan
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 2008–2013
Constituency	NA-62 (Jhelum-I)
Personal details
Nationality	Pakistani

He is brother of Raja Muhammad Asad Khan.^[1]

Political career

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-62 (Jhelum-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.^[2][3] He received 51,618 votes and lost the seat to Chaudhry Shahbaz Hussain, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).^[4]

He was elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-62 (Jhelum-I) as a candidate of PML-N in 2008 Pakistani general election.^[5][6] He received 92,479 votes and defeated Chaudhary Shahbaz Hussain, a candidate of PML-Q.^[7]

In 2013, he quit PML-N and joined Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).^[8]

References

1. "Changing loyalties: Raja family of Jhelum joins PPP - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
2. "Two four-time MNAs out of race". DAWN.COM. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
3. Butt, Waseem Ashraf (21 January 2013). "PML-N may not find it difficult to regain lost ground in Jhelum". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
4. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
5. Butt, Waseem Ashraf (9 May 2013). "The political fortunes of Jhelum". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
6. Butt, Waseem Ashraf (20 April 2013). "Local rivalries dominate". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
7. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
8. Butt, Waseem Ashraf (16 June 2016). "NA-63 by-election: Shifting loyalties define Jhelum political scenario". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.