Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo | |
Office: | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan |
Term Start: | 29 February 2024 |
Term End: | 11 October 2024 |
Constituency: | NA-160 Bahawalnagar-I |
Nationality: | Pakistani |
Party: | PMLN (2023-present) |
Father: | Khadim Hussain Wattoo[1] |
Relations: | Mian Fida Hussain Wattoo (uncle)[2] |
Otherparty: | PTI (2018-2022) |
Term Start1: | 13 August 2018 |
Term End1: | 10 August 2023 |
Constituency1: | NA-166 (Bahawalnagar-I) |
Native Name Lang: | ur |
Native Name: | عبد الغفار وٹو |
Abdul Ghaffar Wattoo 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 August 2018 till August 2023.
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-166 (Bahawalnagar-I) as an independent candidate in 2018 Pakistani general election. He received 102,385 votes and defeated Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[3] Following his successful election, he joined PTI in August 2018.[4]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-160 Bahawalnagar-I as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 118,557 votes and defeated Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah, an independent candidate.[5]