Chaudhry Azhar Qayyum Nahra (; born 1 January 1977) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the

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from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously, he was a member of the

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from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 1 January 1977.

Political career

He ran for the seat of the

as a candidate of

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(PML-N) from Constituency NA-100 (Gujranwala-VI) in by-elections held in 2010, but was unsuccessful. He received 61,818 votes and lost the seat to Chaudry Tussadiq Masud Khan. The seat had fallen vacant due to the resignation of Muddasir Qayyum Nahra. He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-100 (Gujranwala-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 89,826 votes and defeated an independent candidate,

Chaudhry Bilal Ijaz Chaudhry Bilal Ijaz (Urdu/; born 8 October 1970) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from 2002 to 2007. Born in Gujranwala, Bilal Ijaz ...

. During his tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he served as the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Water and Power. In October 2017, he was made Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Postal Services. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency

NA-84 (Gujranwala-VI) NA-81 Gujranwala-II () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. Members of Parliament 2018–2023: NA-84 Gujranwala-VI 2024–present: NA-80 Gujranwala-V Election 2002 General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Chau ...

in the

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and defeated

for the third time consecutively. Following the

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, the

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set aside the notification of Nahra’s win from

NA-81 Gujranwala-V NA-81 Gujranwala-II () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. Members of Parliament 2018–2023: NA-84 Gujranwala-VI 2024–present: NA-80 Gujranwala-V Election 2002 General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Chau ...

allowing a petition by PTI-backed independent candidate Chaudhry Bilal Ijaz.

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Overturned The decision of

and reinstated Notification Declaring Azhar Qayyum Nahra as Winnerhttps://www.dawn.com/news/1851965

References

Living people Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians People from Punjab, Pakistan Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 1977 births Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023 {{MuslimN-MNA-stub