Makhdoom Tahir Rashid ud Din
Makhdoom Tahir Rashid ud Din | |
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مخدوم طاہر رشیدُالدین | |
| Member-elect of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Constituency | NA-171 Rahim Yar Khan-III |
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| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians |
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Makhdoom Tahir Rashid ud Din (Template:Lang-ur), is a Pakistani politician who is a member-elect of the National Assembly of Pakistan since September 2024.
Political career
Rashid ud Din was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-171 Rahim Yar Khan-III as a candidate of Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) in a by-election held on 12 September 2024.[1] He received 116,429 votes and defeated Rais Hassan Mustafa, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[2]
He is alleged to have rigged the elections, as there was minimal support for this candidate in the area. The seat became vacant following the death of PTI-backed MNA Rais Mumtaz Mustafa a few weeks ago. Rais Mumtaz Mustafa had won by a significant margin, and after his death, his son was running for the seat. It was widely expected that the PTI-backed candidate would win, but to everyone's surprise, he lost.[3]
The winning candidate belongs to the PPP (Pakistan Peoples Party), a dynastic political party led by Asif Ali Zardari as President of Pakistan, his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as Party Chairman, and his daughter Asifa Bhutto Zardari, who is also a sitting MNA. The PPP has a history of election rigging, and once again, the party claimed victory even before the official election results began to be announced.[4]
References
- ^ "Rahim Yar Khan: PPP successful in NA-171 by-election - Aaj News". Aaj News. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "NA-171: PPP clinches by-election with lead of over 50,000 votes". ARY NEWS. 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ Haq, Irfanul (2024-09-13). "PPP candidate 'wins' NA-171 by-poll in Rahim Yar Khan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ Baloch, Shah Meer (2024-02-17). "Senior Pakistan official admits election rigging as protests grip country". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
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