Chaudhry Faisal Farooq Cheema

Chaudhry Faisal Farooq Cheema
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyPP-76 Sargodha-V
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyPP-35 (Sarghoda-VIII)
In office
25 November 2002 – 17 November 2007
ConstituencyPP-35 (Sarghoda-VIII)
Personal details
Born (1970-07-10) 10 July 1970 (age 54)
Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political party IPP (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations
PTI (2018-2023)
PMLN (2008-2018)
PML-Q (2002-2007)
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Punjab Assembly Lahore

Chaudhry Faisal Farooq Cheema is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, from 2002 to 2007 and again from May 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education

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He was born on 10 July 1970 in Sargodha.[1]

He has a degree of Master of Arts where he received in 1997 from Government College, Sargodha.[1]

Political career

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He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from PP-35 (Sarghoda-VIII) in the 2002 Punjab provincial election. He received 35,571 votes and defeated Sardar Kamil Gujjar, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from PP-35 (Sarghoda-VIII) in the 2008 Punjab provincial election but was unsuccessful. He secured 32,753 votes and lost the seat to Sardar Kamil Gujjar, a candidate of PPP.[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from PP-35 (Sarghoda-VIII) in the 2013 Punjab provincial election.[4][5] He received 41,853 votes and defeated Sardar Kamil Gujjar, a candidate of PML-N.[6] He joined PML-N in May 2013.[7] In April 2018, he quit PML-N and joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[8]

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PTI from PP-76 (Sargodha-V) in the 2018 Punjab provincial election.[9]

He is running for a seat in the Provincial Assembly from PP-78 Sargodha-VII as a candidate of the IPP in the 2024 Punjab provincial election.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (23 May 2013). "43 newly elected legislators join PML-N". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  7. ^ "33 independent MPAs, 12 MNAs join PML-N". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  8. ^ "PML-N MPA Farooq Cheema joins PTI". The Nation. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  10. ^ "List of PTI Candidates for Provincial Elections In Punjab | 2023". Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-21.