Tehmina Daultana
Pakistani politician
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Tehmina Daultana (Punjabi, Urdu: تہمینہ دولتانہ ) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024, and previously served in position five times between 1993 and 2018.
Tehmina Daultana | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | NA-158 Vehari-III |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | Reserved Seat For Women |
| In office 17 March 2008 – 16 March 2013 | |
| Constituency | NA-169 (Vehari-III) |
| In office 16 November 2002 – 15 November 2007 | |
| Constituency | Reserved Seat For Women |
| In office 15 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Constituency | NA-130 (Vehari-II) |
| In office 15 October 1993 – 5 November 1996 | |
| Constituency | NA-130 (Vehari-II) |
| Personal details | |
| Party | PMLN (1993-present) |
| Children | 2 sons: Mian Imran Aqueel Daultana and Mian Irfan Aqeel Daultana |
| Relatives | See Daultana family |
Political career
Daultana was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time in the 1993 Pakistani general election[1][2] from NA-130 Vehari-II as a candidate of PML (N).
She was re-elected to the National Assembly in the 1997 Pakistani general election[1] from NA-130 Vehari-II on the PML (N) ticket and was made Minister for Women Development, Social Welfare and Special Education.[2]
She ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML (N) from Constituency NA-168 and Constituency NA-169 in the 2002 Pakistani general election,[3] but was unsuccessful.[4] Later, she was indirectly re-elected to the National Assembly[2][1] as a candidate of PML (N) on reserved seat for women from Punjab.
She was elected as a member of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML (N) from NA-169 (Vehari-III) in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[5][6][7] She lost from NA-168.[1] She was inducted into the federal cabinet and was appointed as Minister for women development,[8] Minister for culture[9] and Minister for Science and Technology.[2]
She ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML(N) from NA-169 in the 2013 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[10] She was later indirectly elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML (N) on reserved seats for women from Punjab.[11][12][13][14][15]
She ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML(N) from NA-164 Vehari-III in the 2018 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. She received 68,250 votes and was defeated by Tahir Iqbal Chaudhry, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[16]
She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML(N) from NA-158 Vehari-III in the 2024 Pakistani general election. She received 111,219 votes and defeated Tahir Iqbal Chaudhry, an Independent politician candidate supported by PTI.[17]