Chaudhry Muhammad Tufail
Chaudhary Muhammad Tufail | |
|---|---|
| چوہدری محمد طفیل | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office October 2025 – present | |
| Constituency | NA-143 Sahiwal-III |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 29 September 2016 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-162 (Sahiwal-III) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1960 |
| Party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) (2013–present) Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (2008–2013) Pakistan Peoples Party (2002–2008) |
| Relatives | Chaudhry Muhammad Hanif (brother)[1] Chaudhry Muhammad Arshad Jutt (brother)[1] |
Chaudhary Muhammad Tufail (Urdu: چوہدری محمد طفیل) is a Pakistani politician who is a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since October 2025. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from September 2016 to May 2018. He also served as Tehsil Nazim Chichawati from 2001 to 2009.
Political career
He has served as Tehsil Nazim of Chichawatni from 2001 to 2009.[2]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-162 (Sahiwal-III) in by elections held in September 2016.[3][4][5] He received 76,580 votes and defeated Rai Muhammad Murtaza Iqbal, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[6] The seat became vacant after Rai Hassan Nawaz who won it in 2013 election, was disqualified to continue in office because of inaccurate assets declaration.[7]
In October 2017, he was appointed as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for privatisation.[8] In 2024, he again contested election for MNA seat and secured 65,438 votes from NA-162 constituency and lost to Rai Hassan Nawaz.[9]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from NA-143 Sahiwal-III in by elections held in October 2025. The seat became vacant after Rai Hassan Nawaz who won it in 2024 election, was disqualified to continue in office because of court conviction.
References
- ^ a b Newspaper, the (21 April 2013). "Three brothers get PML-N tickets in Chichawatni". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "NA-162 by-poll: PML-N picks another Jutt from Chichawatni". DAWN.COM. 27 August 2016. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Nawaz assures MP of funds for Sahiwal". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Govt's untiring efforts eliminating core issues faced by nation: PM". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "N, PPP, PTI award tickets for by-poll to NA-162". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "PML-N wins NA-162 by-election". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "PTI legislator disqualified for inaccurate asset declaration - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ Junaidi, Ikram (12 October 2017). "Three NA panel heads, two state ministers and 11 parliamentary secretaries appointed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Rai Hassan Nawaz leads in vote count for Sahiwal's NA-143: unofficial results". DAWN.COM. 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-11-25.