Ramesh Lal

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Ramesh Lal
رمیش لال
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
29 February 2024 – Present
ConstituencyReserved seat for minorities
In office
10 October 2002 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyReserved seat for minorities
Personal details
Born (1968-07-05) 5 July 1968 (age 55)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party

Ramesh Lal (Urdu: رمیش لال; born 5 July 1968) is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to August 2023. Lal is the only member of Parliament from minorities who has been elected for the fifth time consecutively.

Early life[edit]

Lal was born on 5 July 1968.[1]

Political career[edit]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on a seat reserved for minorities in the 2002 Pakistani general election.[2]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP on a seat reserved for minorities in the 2008 Pakistani general elections. From 2008 to 2013, he was Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, Minorities and Postal Services respectively.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP on a seat reserved for minorities in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[3][4][5][6]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP on a reserved seat for minorities in 2018 Pakistani general election.[7]

He has been re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP on a reserved seat for minorities in 2024 Pakistani general elections.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "If elections are held on time…". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. ^ Wasim, Amir (16 March 2008). "60pc new faces to enter NA". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Women, minority seats allotted". DAWN.COM. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Is the NA apathetic towards minority issues?". DAWN.COM. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  5. ^ "69 vying for 10 reserved seats of non-Muslims". DAWN.COM. 9 April 2013. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Minorities face disappointment – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 13 November 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  7. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 August 2018). "List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2018.