Khurram Munawar Manj (Urdu: خُرم منور منج), is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024.

Khurram Munawar Manj
خُرم منور منج
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
29 February 2024
ConstituencyNA-116 Sheikhupura-IV
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPTI (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations
PPP (2002)
Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarian-Patriots (2002-2007)
PML-Q (2008-2018)
Independent (2018)

Political career

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Manj was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 2002 Pakistani general election as a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) from NA-134 Sheikhupura-IV. He received 44,073 votes and defeated Irfan Dogar, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).[1]

He later joined the Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarian-Patriots group.[2]

He contested the 2008 Pakistani general election as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML(Q)) from NA-134 Sheikhupura-IV, but was unsuccessful. He received 32,928 votes and was defeated by Irfan Dogar, a candidate of PML(N).[3]

He contested the 2013 Pakistani general election as a candidate of PML(Q) from NA-134 Sheikhupura-IV, but was unsuccessful. He received 39,351 votes and was defeated by Irfan Dogar, a candidate of PML(N).[4]

He contested the 2018 Pakistani general election as an independent candidate from NA-121 Sheikhupura-III, but was unsuccessful. He received 29,301 votes and was defeated by Mian Javed Latif, a candidate of PML(N).[5]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly in the 2024 Pakistani general election from NA-116 Sheikhupura-IV as an Independent candidate supported by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He received 135,129 votes while runner-up Irfan Dogar, a candidate of PML(N), received 89,960 votes.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "2002 Election Result" (PDF). ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Elections 2024: Triumphant independents with history of switching loyalties". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  3. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  6. ^ "NA-116 - Sheikhupura 4". Dunya News. 13 February 2024. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  7. ^ "NA-116 Sheikhupura 4". Geo News. 17 February 2024. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.