Karam Elahi Bandial

He was born on 1 May 1961 in Khushab.^[1]

He graduated in 1981 from Government College, Lahore and has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.^[1]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-40 (Khushab-II) in the 2002 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 24,307 votes and lost the seat to Malik Saleh Muhammad Ganjial, a candidate of National Alliance.^[2]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-40 (Khushab-II) in the 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 26,494 votes and defeated Malik Hassan Nawaz Gunjial, an independent candidate.^[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-40 (Khushab-II) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.^[4] He received 45,854 votes and defeated Muhammad Saleh Muhammad Ganjial, an independent candidate.^[5]