Muhammad Tahir Randhawa | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 21 May 2022 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Chief Minister | Usman Buzdar Hamza Shahbaz |
| Constituency | PP-282 Layyah-III |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture Punjab, Pakistan | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 21 May 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chowk Azam, Layyah, Pakistan |
| Political party |  PMLN (2022-present) |
| Other political affiliations |  PTI (2018-2022) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Ghalla Mandi, Chowk Azam |
| Known for | Randhawa clan |
Muhammad Tahir Randhawa is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 to May 2022.
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from PP-282 Layyah-III in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[1]
He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following his election.[2] Mr Randhawa joined Imran Khan led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf following a meeting with Jahangir Khan Tareen. In April 2021, Randhawa attended a meeting with Tareen following new sugar scandal cases against the later in Pakistan. Tareen discussed his concerns with him along with many other PTI MNAs and MPA’s.[3]
He was de-seated due to his vote against party policy for the Chief Minister of Punjab election on 16 April 2022.[4] He ran in the resulting by-election for PP-282 Layyah-III as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)), but was unsuccessful. He received 38,758 votes and was defeated by Qaisar Abbas Khan Magsi, a candidate of the PTI.
References
- ↑ "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ Malik, Mansoor (2 August 2018). "22 independents, PML-Q votes take PTI tally to 153 in Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ↑
- ↑ "ECP de-seats 25 dissident PTI MPs who voted for Hamza Shahbaz". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-05-21.