Syed Basit Sultan Bukhari
Pakistani politician (born 1969)
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Makhdoomzada Syed Basit Sultan Bukhari (Urdu: سید باسط سلطان بخاری; born 28 May 1966) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023 and federal minister . Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and again from June 2013 to April 2018.
Syed Basit Sultan Bukhari | |
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| سید باسط سلطان بخاری | |
| federal minister for Kashmir affairs | |
| In office 15 July 2022 – 13 August 2023 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | NA-185 (Muzaffargarh-V) |
| In office 1 June 2013 – April 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-179 (Muzaffargarh-IV) |
| In office 2002–2007 | |
| Constituency | NA-179 (Muzaffargarh-IV) |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office December 2010 – march 2013 | |
| Constituency | PP-259 (Muzaffargarh-IX) |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office February 20, 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Constituency | PP-259 (Muzaffargarh-IX) |
| Minister of State for Water Resources | |
| In office 19 august 2017 – 11 January 2018 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 28, 1966 |
| Party | PMLN (2023-present) |
Other political affiliations | IPP (2022-2023) PTI (2018-2022) PMLN (2013-2018) PPP (2008-2013) PML(Q) (2001-2008) PMLN (1997-1999) PPP (1993-1996) |
| Relations | Syed Haroon Ahmed Sultan Bokhari (brother) |
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Early life
He was born on 28 May 1966.[1]
Political career
He was elected member provincial assembly as the candidate of PMLN in 1997 general elections Later He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-179 (Muzaffargarh-IV) in the 2002 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 63,778 votes and defeated Abdul Qayyum Khan Jatoi.[3]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-179 (Muzaffargarh-IV) in the 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[4][5] He received 60,637 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-258 (Muzaffargarh-VIII) but was unsuccessful. He received 1,163 votes and lost the seat to Abdul Qayyum Khan Jatoi.[6] later in 2010 he was elected Member of the Provincial Assembly he received 39,484 votes and defeated sami ullah khan laghari
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-179 (Muzaffargarh) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[7][8][9][10] He received 110,197 votes and defeated Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi. later in august 2017 He was elected minister of state for Water Resources [11]
In April 2018, he quit PML-N[12][13] and resigned from the National Assembly.[14] He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in May 2018.[14]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-185 (Muzaffargarh-V) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[15] Following his successful election, he announced to re-join PTI. Later in July 2022 he was elected federal minister for Kashmir affairs [16]
2002
Basit Bukhari contested the elections on PML-Q ticket and he won the elections and was elected member National Assembly after winning the election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PML-Q |
Basit Bukhari | 85,934 | 64.21 | ||
 PPP |
Abdul Qayuom Jatoi | 38,976 | 31.08 | ||
| Majority | 48,000 | 12.13 | |||
| Turnout | 160,00 | 72.40 | |||
| PML-Q gain from PPP (politician) | |||||
Election 2013
General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Syed Basit Sultan Bukhari of PML-N won by 110,197 votes and became the member of National Assembly.[17]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Makhdoomzada Syed Basit Ahmad Sultan Bokhari | 110,197 | 53.75 | |||
| PPP | Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi | 73,199 | 35.71 | |||
| PTI | Makhdoom Jamil Ahmad Hussain Bokhari | 9,476 | 4.62 | |||
| Others | Others (eleven candidates) | 12,136 | 5.92 | |||
| Turnout | 212,544 | 62.19 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 205,008 | 96.45 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 7,536 | 3.55 | ||||
| Majority | 36,998 | 18.04 | ||||
| Registered electors | 341,765 | |||||
| PML(N) gain from PPP | ||||||
Election 2018
General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Syed Basit Sultan Bukhari | 94,672 | 48.11 | ||
| PTI | Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi | 73,185 | 37.19 | ||
| ARP | Jamshed Dasti | 9,319 | 4.74 | ||
| TLP | Muhammad Masood Saeedi | 8,285 | 4.21 | ||
| Independent | Rao Atif All Khan | 5,574 | 2.83 | ||
| Independent | Sayeda Zahra Basit Bukhari | 3,840 | 1.95 | ||
| Independent | Azra Parveen | 1,526 | 0.78 | ||
| Independent | Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Laghari | 396 | 0.20 | ||
| Turnout | 204,477 | 58.23 | |||
| Total valid votes | 196,797 | 96.24 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 7,680 | 3.76 | |||
| Majority | 21,487 | 10.92 | |||
| Registered electors | 351,181 | ||||
2010
Basit Bukhari contested the elections as an independent candidate and he won the elections and was elected member provincial Assembly after winning the election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| independent | Basit Bukhari | 39,484 | 64.21 | ||
| PPP |
Sami ullah Laghari | 29,560 | 31.08 | ||
| Majority | 9,000 | 12.13 | |||
1997
Basit Bukhari contested the elections on PML-N ticket and he won the elections and was elected member provincial Assembly after winning the election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Muslim league (N) |
Basit Bukhari | 21,589 | 11.21 | ||
| Pakistan people’s Party |
haji iqbal leghari | 19,888 | 10.08 | ||
| Majority | 2,000 | 12.13 | |||
| Turnout | 42,00 | 72.40 | |||
| PML-N gain from PPP (politician) | |||||
External links
- "Syed Basit Sultan Bukhari", Personal Profile, National Assembly of Pakistan, retrieved Jul 11, 2022