Muhammad Afzal Gill

Muhammad Afzal Gill
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyPP-248 Bahawalpur-II
Chairman Standing Committee on Agriculture
In office
11 May 2013 – 31 July 2018
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
11 May 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyPP-274 Bahawalpur-II
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
1997–1999
ConstituencyPP-224 Bahawalpur-II
Personal details
Born (1964-02-01) 1 February 1964
PartyPML(N) (1991-present)

Muhammad Afzal Gill is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 1997 to 1999, again from May 2013 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to January 2023.

Early life and education

He was born on 1 February 1964 in Hasilpur.[1]

He has the degree of Bachelor of Arts and the degree of LL. B. Bachelor of Laws which he obtained in 1995 from the Islamia University Bahawalpur.[1]

Political career

Muhammad Afzal Gill started his political career in 1991 contesting Local Government Election. He was elected member district council defeating Chaudhry Rasheed an X MPA. He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of (PML-N) from Constituency PP-224 (Bahawalpur-VII) in the 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 17,984 votes and lost the seat to Riaz Ahmed, a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party.[2]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-224 (Bahawalpur-VII) in the 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 39,334 votes and defeated the candidate of PPP, Riaz Ahmed.[2]

He was not eligible to contest 2002 general elections due to a court ban for 10 years. In 2002 General election he supported National Alliance Candidate Chaudhry Ahmad Nawaz against Sohail Bajwa of PMLQ.

In 2005 Local Government Election Muhammad Afzal Gill contested for the slot of Tehsil Nazim, But he was unsuccessful. He was defeated by Syed Sajjad Hussain Bukhari a candidate of ruling alliance Bahawalpur Ittehad backed by PML. Whereas Muhammad Afzal Gill was supported by Nawab of Bahawalpur Salahuddin Abbasi. In 2008 General elections again he was not eligible to contest election. This time he introduced his younger brotherMuhammad Safdar Gill in contest. Safdar gill won this election by defeating a PMLQ candidate Khalil Ahmad Bajwa.

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) from Constituency PP-274 (Bahawalpur-VIII) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[3][4]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-248 (Bahawalpur-IV) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[5] He defeated PTI candidate Zain Bukhari.

In the 2024 General Election, Muhammad Afzal Gill was defeated by the independent woman politician Farzana Khalil Bajwa.[6]


References

  1. ^ a b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Punjab Assembly election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  4. ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Notification - Results 2024 General Elections Punjab Assembly". GEO News. Retrieved 2024-02-09.