Muhammad Ahmed Chattha Explained

Muhammad Ahmed Chattha
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:29 February 2024
Constituency:NA-66 Wazirabad
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Independent
Native Name Lang:ur
Parents:Hamid Nasir Chattha (father)

Muhammad Ahmed Chattha, is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024.

Political career

Chattha contested the 2013 Pakistani general election from NA-101 Gujranwala-VII as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (J) (PML(J)), but was unsuccessful. He received 59,878 votes and was defeated by Iftikhar Cheema, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)), who polled 99,924 votes.[1]

He contested a 2016 by-election from NA-101 Gujranwala-VII as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), but was unsuccessful. He received 81,218 votes and was again defeated by Iftikhar Cheema, a candidate of PML(N).[2]

He contested the 2018 Pakistani general election from NA-79 Gujranwala-I as a candidate of PTI, but was unsuccessful. He received 118,709 votes and was defeated, this time by Nisar Ahmed Cheema, a candidate of PML(N).[3]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 2024 Pakistani general election from NA-66 Wazirabad as an Independent candidate. He received 160,676 votes while the runner-up Nisar Ahmed Cheema, a candidate of PML(N), received 100,633 votes.[4] [5]

He later joined the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), along with all of the other PTI-affiliated independents.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NA-101 Gujranwala Detail Election Result 2013 Full Information . 2024-05-14 . www.electionpakistani.com.
  2. Web site: NA 101 Gujranwala Wazirabad Bye Election Result 2016 . 2024-05-14 . www.electionpakistani.com.
  3. Web site: NA-79 Gujranwala Election 2018 Full Result Candidates Vote . 2024-05-14 . www.electionpakistani.com.
  4. News: NA-66 - Wazirabad. Dunya News. 13 February 2024. 19 February 2024. 19 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240219231408/https://elections.dunyanews.tv/election2024/search_result.php?assembly=national&code=66. live.
  5. News: NA-66 Wazirabad. Geo News. 19 February 2024. 19 February 2024. 19 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240219231408/https://www.geo.tv/election/NA-66. live.
  6. Web site: Junaidi . Ikram . 2024-02-22 . PTI-backed independents join Sunni Ittehad Council . 2024-05-14 . DAWN.COM . en.