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Chaudhry Abdul Razzaq Dhillon is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the

Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, also known as the Punjab Assembly, is the supreme legislative body of Punjab, a province of Pakistan. It convenes at the Assembly Building in Lahore, the capital of Punjab. It is a unicameral legislature o ...

, from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 11 June 1961 in

Sargodha Sargodha (Punjabi language, Punjabi/; ; ) is a city and capital of Sargodha Division, located in Central Punjab, central Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 11th most populous city and ...

. He graduated in 1983 from

University of the Punjab The University of the Punjab (UoP) is a public university, public research university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 1882, its international influence has made it one of the most prestigious universities in South As ...

and has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Political career

He ran for the seat of the

from Constituency PP-33 (Sarghoda-VI) as a candidate of

Pakistan Muslim League (N) The Pakistan Muslim League (N) or (PML(N)) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right, Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third-largest party in the Senate of Pakistan, Senate and the larges ...

(PML-N) and from Constituency PP-34 (Sarghoda-VII) in the

2002 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 10 October 2002 to elect the 12th National Assembly and four Provincial Assemblies. The elections were held under the military government of Pervez Musharraf. The two mainstream parties, Pakistan ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 15,700 votes from Constituency PP-33 (Sarghoda-VI) and lost the seat to Malik Shoaib Awan, a candidate of

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major List of political parties in Pakistan, Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a Cent ...

(PPP), and received 58 votes from Constituency PP-34 (Sarghoda-VII) and lost the seat to Nadia Aziz. He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-33 (Sarghoda-VI) in the

2008 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008 to elect members of the 13th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. On 3 November 2007 President Pervez Musharraf enacted a state of emergency; elections were initia ...

. He received 34,941 votes and defeated Muhammad Afzal Mirza, a candidate of PPP. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-34 (Sarghoda-VII) but was unsuccessful. He received 46 votes and lost the seat to Rizwan Nowaiz Gill, a candidate of PML-N. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-33 (Sarghoda-VI) in the

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly and the four Subdivisions of Pakistan, Pr ...

. He received 58,714 votes and defeated Chaudhry Ali Asif Bagga, a candidate of

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by cricketer and politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The party is led by Gohar Ali Khan since late 2023. ...

(PTI).

References

Living people Punjab MPAs 2013–2018 1961 births Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Punjab MPAs 2008–2013 {{PunjabPK-MuslimN-MPA-stub