Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf
Pakistani politician
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Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf is a Politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from August 2018 till August 2023.
Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf | |
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چوہدری فرُخ الطاف | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | NA-61 Jhelum-II |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | NA-66 (Jhelum-I) |
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| Party | IPP (2025-present) |
Other political affiliations | PMLN (2024-2025) IPP (2023-2024) PMLN (2022-2023) PTI (2018-2022) PMLN (2013-2018) PPP (2008-2013) PML(Q) (2001-2008) PMLN (1997-1999) PPP (1993-1996) |
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Political career
Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf contested on Pakistan Peoples Party's ticket in the 1997 Pakistani general election from NA-45 Jhelum-I (which was renamed later to NA-66 (Jhelum-I)). He obtained 32,097 votes and lost to Pakistan Muslim League (N)'s candidate Raja Muhammad Afzal Khan. [2]
During Pervez Musharraf era in 2001, Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf was elected unopposed as District Nazim from District Jhelum on ticket of Pakistan Muslim League (Q). [3]
In 2008, he supported Chaudhry Shahbaz Hussain from NA-66 (Jhelum-I) in the 2008 Pakistani general election.
In the 2013 Pakistani general election he contested from NA-66 (Jhelum-I) on Pakistan Muslim League (Q)'s ticket but lost the seat to Chaudhry Khadim Hussain who obtained 102022 votes. Farrukh obtained 36878 votes and stood third in the poll. [4]
In 2016, Fawad Chaudhry cousin of Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf joined PTI,[5] he pursued party leadership to give ticket of NA-66 (Jhelum-I) to his cousin Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf.
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-66 (Jhelum-I) in the 2018 Pakistani general election. [6] He received 112,356 votes and defeated Chaudhry Nadeem Khadim, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N). [7]
In April 2022, Farrukh Altaf crossed the floor and defected from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to join the opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement ending in successful No-confidence motion against Imran Khan. [8]
