Shoukat Ali Laleka
Shoukat Ali Laleka (Urdu: شوکت علی لالیکا) is a Pakistani politician who was the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Zakat and Ushr , in office from 13 September 2018 till April 2022. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023.
Shoukat Ali Laleka | |
|---|---|
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Zakat and Ushr | |
| In office 13 September 2018 – April 2022 | |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | PP-238 Bahawalnagar-II |
| In office 29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | PP-278 (Bahawalnagar-II) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1961 Bahawalnagar |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
Previously he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from May 2013 to May 2018.
Early life
He was born on 1 January 1961 in Bahawalnagar.[1]
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from PP-226 (Bahawalnagar-II) in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 21,077 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Muhammad Tariq Amin Hotiana.[2]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from PP-226 (Bahawalnagar-II) in 1993 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 37 votes and lost the seat to Noor Muhammad Ghaffari, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[2] In the same election, he ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from NA-144 (Bahawalnagar-I) but was unsuccessful. He received 502 votes and lost the seat to Mian Abdul Sattar Laleka, a candidate of the PML-N.[3]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PML-N from PP-226 (Bahawalnagar-II) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 27,467 votes and defeated Mian Manzoor Ahmed Mohal, a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PML-N from PP-278 (Bahawalnagar-II) in the 2013 Punjab provincial election.[4] He received 38,673 votes and defeated Syed Nazar Mehmood Shah, an independent candidate.[5]
He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from PP-238 (Bahawalnagar-II) in the 2018 Punjab provincial election.[6]
He joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following the election.[7]
On 12 September 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar.[8] On 13 September 2018, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Zakat and Ushr.[9]
He is running for a seat in the Provincial Assembly from PP-239 Bahawalnagar-III as a candidate of the PTI in the 2023 Punjab provincial election.[10]
References
- "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Punjab Assembly election results 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- "National Assembly election results 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- Malik, Mansoor (2 August 2018). "22 independents, PML-Q votes take PTI tally to 153 in Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- "Punjab Cabinet inducts 12 more ministers". Geo News. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 September 2018). "12 Punjab provincial ministers sworn in". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- "List of PTI Candidates for Provincial Elections In Punjab | 2023". Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-21.