Muhammad Asim Nazir
محمد عاصم نذیر
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-101 (Faisalabad-I)
In office
2002 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-77 (Faisalabad-III)
Personal details
Born (1970-11-20) 20 November 1970
NationalityPakistani
Political party PML-N (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations

Muhammad Asim Nazir (Urdu: محمد عاصم نذیر; born 20 November 1970) 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 2002 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 20 November 1970 in a Famous Political family of Faisalabad.[1][2] He is son of former member of national assembly Nazir Ahmad.

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-77 (Faisalabad-III) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[3] He received 63,296 votes and defeated Muhammad Akram Chaudhry, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[4]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-77 (Faisalabad-III) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[3][5] He received 63,776 votes and defeated Muhammad Tallal Chaudry.[6]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-77 (Faisalabad-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7][8][9][10] He received 98,057 votes and defeated Chaudhry Zaheer Ud Din, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League-Q.[11]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-101 (Faisalabad-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election. He obtained 147,355 Votes and defeated Ghulam Rasool Sahi of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf by a heavy margin of 80,785 Votes.[12] Following his successful election, he announced to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in August 2018.[12]

Electoral history

2018

General election 2018: NA-101 (Faisalabad-I)[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Muhammad Asim Nazir 147,812 55.31
PTI Zafar Zulqarnain Sahi 86,575 32.39
Others Others (twelve candidates) 26,457 9.90

References

  1. ↑ "Detail Information". www.pildat.org. PILDAT. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "If elections are held on time…". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Mosaic of shifting loyalties". DAWN.COM. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "146 get PML-N tickets, though they quit party after coup". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "District council chairman slot Five MNAs lobbying to get their man elected". DAWN.COM. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Parliamentary board session: PML-N begins screening out poll aspirants - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 10 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "PML-N wins 10 NA seats - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "PML-N sweeps polls in Faisalabad". The Nation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  12. 1 2 "MNA-elect joins PTI". The Nation. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 8 August 2018.


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