Sheikh Muhammad Akram Explained

Sheikh Muhammad Akram is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018. He is currently member of Punjab Assembly from the seat PP-127 Jhang-III since 8 February 2024

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-89 (Jhang-I) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} He received 75,053 votes and defeated Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi.^[6] In 2014, he was disqualified and unseated by an election tribunal. However, in 2016, the Supreme Court of Pakistan declared Akram as returned candidate.^[7] On 8 February 2024 Sheikh Muhammad Akram who was the candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf elected as PP-127 Jhang-II and defeated PML-N candidate Rashda Yaqoob and Sipah-e-Sahaba, Molana Ahmed Ludhianvi.

Notes and References

1. News: Supreme Court reserves judgment in NA-89 case. 5 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161109090123/http://nation.com.pk/national/08-Dec-2015/supreme-court-reserves-judgment-in-na-89-case. 9 November 2016.
2. News: PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections. 5 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170328141054/http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/12-May-2013/pml-n-pti-jui-f-and-aml-chiefs-win-elections. 28 March 2017.
3. News: ASWJ's Ludhianvi declared MNA by Election Tribunal from NA-89. 5 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306033405/http://nation.com.pk/national/09-Apr-2014/aswj-s-ludhianvi-declared-mna-by-election-tribunal-from-na-89. 6 March 2017.
4. News: MDM rallies, demands re-polling in NA-89, PP-78. 5 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306033256/http://nation.com.pk/national/21-May-2013/mdm-rallies-demands-re-polling-in-na-89-pp-78. 6 March 2017.
5. News: SC suspends Ludhianvi's victory notification. 5 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306034120/http://nation.com.pk/national/23-Apr-2014/sc-suspends-ludhianvi-s-victory-notification. 6 March 2017.
6. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 12 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf. 1 February 2018.
7. News: SC declares Sheikh Mohammad Akram as returned candidate from NA-89 Jhang. 4 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 3 February 2016. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170405170338/https://www.dawn.com/news/1237182. 5 April 2017.