Sohail Shaukat Butt

Sohail Shaukat Butt
سہیل شوکت بٹ
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
24 October 2018 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyPP-164 Lahore-XXI
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-130 (Lahore)
Personal details
Born (1983-04-01) 1 April 1983 (age 41)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Sohail Shaukat Butt (Urdu: سہیل شوکت بٹ; born 1 April 1983[1]) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from October 2018 till January 2023. He was also a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 1 April 1983.[1]

Political career

Butt ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-158 (Lahore-XXII) in 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 21,696 votes and lost the seat to Malik Ghulam Habib Awan.[2]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-130 (Lahore-XIII) in 2013 Pakistani general election from the big Rural constituency of Lahore. He defeated Ch Ijaz Dayaal and Samina Khalid Ghurki with Big margin.[3][4][5][6][7] He received 88,842 votes and defeated Samina Khalid Ghurki. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-158 (Lahore-XXII), but was unsuccessful. He received 102 votes and lost the seat to Malik Ghulam Habib Awan.[8]

In 2013, it was reported that Butt was granted bail in three murder cases.[9]

In 2017, Butt was found guilty for his involvement in the murder of a politician affiliated with Pakistan Peoples Party.[10]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-164 (Lahore-XXI) in by-election held on 14 October 2018.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Detail Information". 21 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Lahore: N bags 12 NA, 22 PA seats". DAWN.COM. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  4. ^ "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  5. ^ "PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections". The Nation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  6. ^ "PML-N clears names for 13 NA, 25 PA seats". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. ^ "ATC refers 'political' case to lower court". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  9. ^ "MNA gets confirmed bail in three murder cases". DAWN.COM. 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  10. ^ "PML-N MNA booked for PPP man's murder". DAWN.COM. 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Unofficial results of all 24 Provincial Assemblies seats". Retrieved 16 October 2018.


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