Sohail Shaukat Butt
Sohail Shaukat Butt | |
|---|---|
| سہیل شوکت بٹ | |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 24 October 2018 – 14 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | PP-164 Lahore-XXI |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-130 (Lahore) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1983 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Sohail Shaukat Butt (Urdu: سہیل شوکت بٹ; born 1 April 1983) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from October 2018 till January 2023. He was also a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.
Early life[edit]
He was born on 1 April 1983.[1]
Political career[edit]
Butt ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-158 (Lahore-XXII) in 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 21,696 votes and lost the seat to Malik Ghulam Habib Awan.[2]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-130 (Lahore-XIII) in 2013 Pakistani general election from the big Rural constituency of Lahore. He defeated Ch Ijaz Dayaal and Samina Khalid Ghurki with Big margin.[3][4][5][6][7] He received 88,842 votes and defeated Samina Khalid Ghurki. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-158 (Lahore-XXII), but was unsuccessful. He received 102 votes and lost the seat to Malik Ghulam Habib Awan.[8]
In 2013, it was reported that Butt was granted bail in three murder cases.[9]
In 2017, Butt was found guilty for his involvement in the murder of a politician affiliated with Pakistan Peoples Party.[10]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-164 (Lahore-XXI) in by-election held on 14 October 2018.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Detail Information". 21 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Lahore: N bags 12 NA, 22 PA seats". DAWN.COM. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections". The Nation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "PML-N clears names for 13 NA, 25 PA seats". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "ATC refers 'political' case to lower court". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "MNA gets confirmed bail in three murder cases". DAWN.COM. 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "PML-N MNA booked for PPP man's murder". DAWN.COM. 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Unofficial results of all 24 Provincial Assemblies seats". Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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