Muhammad Arshad Khan Lodhi

Muhammad Arshad Khan Lodhi (1 October 1937 - 29 January 2019) was a Pakistani politician who served as a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, between 1985 and May 2018.

Muhammad Arshad Khan Lodhi
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018
Personal details
Born(1937-10-01)1 October 1937
Jalandhar, India
Died29 January 2019(2019-01-29) (aged 81)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
Punjab Assembly Lahore

Early life and education

He was born on 1 October 1937 in Jalandhar, India .[1]

He graduated in 1959 from Government College, Lahore and has the degree of Bachelor of Arts and the degree of Bachelor of Laws which he received in 1966 from University of Karachi.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-204 (Sahiwal) in 1985 Pakistani general election and became Provincial Minister of Punjab for Colonies, Revenue and Relief, Consolidation, Livestock and Dairy Development.[2]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-182 (Sahiwal) as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) in 1988 Pakistani general election. He received 28,036 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[3] He became Provincial Minister of Punjab for Revenue.[4]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-182 (Sahiwal) as a candidate of IJI in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 27,324 votes and defeated Haji Riaz Hussain, a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance.[3] He became Provincial Minister of Punjab for Revenue.[5]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-182 (Sahiwal) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 1993 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 26,724 votes and lost the seat to Haji Riaz Hussain, a candidate of PPP.[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-182 (Sahiwal) as a candidate of PML-N in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 36,042 votes and defeated Haji Riaz Hussain, a candidate of PPP.[3] He became Provincial Minister of Punjab for Industries & Mineral Development.[6]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-223 (Sahiwal-IV) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 24,762 votes and defeated Muhammad Hafeez Akhtar, an independent candidate.[7]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-223 (Sahiwal-IV) as a candidate of PML-Q in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 22,982 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Hafeez Akhtar, a candidate of PPP.[8]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-223 (Sahiwal-IV) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[9][10]

Death

He died on 29 January 2019 after suffering heart attack.[11]

References
  1. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. "Punjab Assembly election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  5. "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  6. "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  7. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  8. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  9. "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  10. "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  11. "In brief". The Nation. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.


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