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
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

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

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

  1. 1 2 "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.


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