Pir Baksh Junejo (; born 14 February 1956) is a

Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

politician who had been a member of the

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from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 14 February 1956.

Political career

He ran for the seat of the

as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-234 (Sanghar-I), Constituency NA-235 (Sanghar-cum-Mirpurkhas-cum-Umerkot) and Constituency NA-236 (Sanghar-II) in

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 ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 15 votes from Constituency NA-234 (Sanghar-I) and lost the seat to Muhammad Jadam Mangrio, He received 16 votes from Constituency NA-235 (Sanghar-cum-Mirpurkhas-cum-Umerkot) and lost the seat to Ghulam Dastgir Rajar, a candidate of

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(PML-F). He received 5 votes from Constituency NA-236 (Sanghar-II) and lost the seat to

Roshan Din Junejo Roshan Din Junejo (; born 1 January 1951) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 2008 to May 2018. Earl ...

. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the

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from Constituency PS-81 (Sanghar-IV) as an independent candidate but was unsuccessful. He received 20 votes and lost the seat to Jam Madad Ali Khan. He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-F from Constituency NA-234 (Sanghar-I) in the

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. He received 90,787 votes and defeated Fida Hussain Dero, a candidate of

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(PPP).

References

Living people Sindhi politicians Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 Politicians from Sindh 1956 births {{Pakistan-MNA-stub