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Muhammad Ahmed Chattha

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Muhammad Ahmed Chattha
محمد احمد چٹھہ
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
29 February 2024
ConstituencyNA-66 Wazirabad
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPTI (2016-present)[1]
ParentHamid Nasir Chattha (father)

Muhammad Ahmed Chattha (Urdu: محمد احمد چٹھہ), is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024.

Political career

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Chattha contested the 2013 Pakistani general election from NA-101 Gujranwala-VII as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (J) (PML(J)), but was unsuccessful. He received 59,878 votes and was defeated by Iftikhar Cheema, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)), who polled 99,924 votes.[2]

He contested a 2016 by-election from NA-101 Gujranwala-VII as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), but was unsuccessful. He received 81,218 votes and was again defeated by Iftikhar Cheema, a candidate of PML(N).[3]

He contested the 2018 Pakistani general election from NA-79 Gujranwala-I as a candidate of PTI, but was unsuccessful. He received 118,709 votes and was defeated, this time by Nisar Ahmed Cheema, a candidate of PML(N).[4]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 2024 Pakistani general election from NA-66 Wazirabad as a PTI-backed Independent candidate. He received 160,676 votes while the runner-up Nisar Ahmed Cheema, a candidate of PML(N), received 100,633 votes.[5][6]

He later joined the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), along with all of the other PTI-affiliated independents.[7]

References

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  1. ^ https://arynews.tv/atc-orders-immediate-release-of-all-arrested-pti-mnas/
  2. ^ "NA-101 Gujranwala Detail Election Result 2013 Full Information". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  3. ^ "NA 101 Gujranwala Wazirabad Bye Election Result 2016". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  4. ^ "NA-79 Gujranwala Election 2018 Full Result Candidates Vote". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  5. ^ "NA-66 - Wazirabad". Dunya News. 13 February 2024. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  6. ^ "NA-66 Wazirabad". Geo News. 19 February 2024. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  7. ^ Junaidi, Ikram (2024-02-22). "PTI-backed independents join Sunni Ittehad Council". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-05-14.