Ali Asghar Manda
Pakistani politician (born 1966)
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Ali Asghar Manda is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2008 to May 2018.
Ali Asghar Manda | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 2008 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | PP-165 Sheikhupura-IV |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1966 |
| Party | PTI (2018-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PMLN (2013-2018) IND (2013) PMLN (2008-2002) PPP (1993) IJI (1988) |
Early life and education
Manda was born on 8 September 1966 in Sheikhupura.[1] He has a degree of Master of Arts in Political Science from the University of the Punjab which he obtained in 1993 and has a degree of Bachelor of Laws LL. B. which he obtained in 1996 from Quaid-e-Azam Law College in Lahore.[1]
Political career
Manda ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency PP-135 (Sheikhupura-II) in the 1988 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 589 votes and lost the seat to Chaudhry Bashir Ahmed, a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2] In the 1993 Pakistani general election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-135 (Sheikhupura-II) in but was, again, unsuccessful. He received 62 votes and lost the seat to Chaudhry Bashir Ahmed, a candidate of PPP.[2] Later, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-165 (Sheikhupura-IV) in the 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 71 votes and lost the seat to Jehanzaib Rao, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[3]
In the 2008 Pakistani general election, Manda was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-165 (Sheikhupura-IV). He received 21,153 votes and defeated Javaid Nasarullah, an independent candidate.[4] He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-165 (Sheikhupura-IV) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][6] He received 37,741 votes and defeated Sahabzada Mian Saeed Ahmad Sharqpuri, a candidate of PML-N. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-132 (Sheikhupura-II-cum-Nankana Sahib) but was unsuccessful. He received 199 votes and lost the seat to Rana Tanveer Hussain.[7] He joined PML-N in May 2013.[8]
In December 2013, Manda was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Services & General Administration Department.[9] In April 2018, he quit PML-N.[10] In May 2018, he joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[11]
