Siddique Khan Baloch | |
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صدیق خان بلوچ | |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 2008 – October 2015 | |
Constituency | Constituency NA-154 (Lodhran-I) |
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023 | |
Constituency | PP-227 Lodhran-IV |
In office 1997–1999 | |
Constituency | PP-171 (Lodhran-I) |
In office 1988–1993 | |
Constituency | PP-171 (Multan-XII) |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Muhammad Siddique Khan Baloch (Urdu: محمد صدیق خان بلوچ) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to October 2015 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1988 to 1993, from 1997 to 1999, and from August 2018 to January 2023.
He was born in 1959.[1]
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency PP-171 (Multan-XII) in 1988 Pakistani general election. He received 15,410 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Amanullah Khan.[2] He served as the Provincial Parliamentary Secretary of Punjab for Colonies[3] and Agriculture Department from 1988 to 1990.[1]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of IJI from Constituency PP-171 (Multan-XII) in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 37,793 votes and defeated Amanullah Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance.[2]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-171 (Lodhran-I) in 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 33,417 votes and lost the seat to Amanullah Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from PP-171 (Lodhran-I) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 48,604 votes and defeated Amanullah Khan, a candidate of PPP.[2] During his tenure as Member of the Punjab Assembly, he served as Provincial Parliamentary Secretary of Punjab for Livestock and Dairy Development until 1999 Pakistani coup d'état.[1][4]
He could not contest the 2002 Pakistani general election for being non-eligible due to graduation requirement.[5]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-154 (Lodhran-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[6][7] He received 81,983 votes and defeated Mirza Muhammad Nasir Baig, a candidate of PPP.[8]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as independent candidate from Constituency NA-154 (Lodhran-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[9][10] He joined PML-N after winning the election.[5] In August 2015, he was unseated after he was declared disqualified to continue in office because of fake degree case.[11] In October 2015, Supreme Court of Pakistan order by-polls in the constituency and allowed Baloch to contest.[12] He received 86,177 votes and defeated Jahangir Khan Tareen. In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-210 (Lodhran-IV). He received 32,712 votes and defeated Rana Mohamamd Aslam Khan, a candidate of PML-N.[13] In October 2015, he was disqualified as member of the National Assembly.[14]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-154 (Lodhran-I) in by-polls held in December 2015, but was unsuccessful by over 35,000 votes.[15]
He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-227 (Lodhran-IV) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[16]