Mahesh Kumar Malani
Mahesh Kumar Malani | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
Assumed office 13 August 2018 | |
Constituency | NA-222 (Tharparkar-II) |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 October 1962[1] Mithi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
Mahesh Kumar Malani (Urdu: مہیش کمار ملانی) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. He is the first non-Muslim to win a general seat (non reserved seat) in the National Assembly of Pakistan.[2]
Political career[]
He had served as the chairperson of the Sindh Assembly's Standing Committee on Food. Then he became a member of parliament from 2008 to 2013 on a reserved seat, nominated by the PPP.[2] He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from the constituency PS-61 (Mithi) as a candidate of PPP in 2013 Pakistani general election. He was also elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from the constituency NA-222 (Tharparkar-II) as a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[3] As such he became the first Pakistani Hindu to be an elected member of the National Assembly from Tharparkar.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ a b "Pakistan Elections: Mahesh Malani becomes 1st Hindu candidate to win on general NA seat - Mahesh Kumar Malani". The Economic Times.
- ^ "LIVE UPDATES: PTI leads in election 2018 results". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Mahesh Malani becomes 1st Hindu to win NA seat from Tharparkar in Sindh". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- Living people
- Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023
- Pakistani Hindus
- Pakistan Peoples Party MNAs
- Thari people
- Tharparkar District
- 1962 births
- Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan stubs