Awan ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-79 (Gujranwala-III) in the 1990 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 11,625 votes and lost the seat to Noor Muhammad, a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI).[3]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-79 (Hafizabad-I) in the 1993 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 5,848 votes and lost the seat to Syed Muhammad Arif Hussain, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PP-105 (Hafizabad-I) in the 2002 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 24,638 votes and lost the seat to Muzaffar Ali Sheikh, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[4]
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PP-105 (Hafizabad-I) in the 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 34,134 votes and defeated Haji Rai Riasat Ali, a candidate of PML-Q.[5]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-105 (Hafizabad-I) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[6] He received 55,021 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Muzaffar Ali Sheikh.[7]
