Choudhry Bilal Ahmed

Choudhry Bilal Ahmed Virk (Urdu: چوہدری بلال احمد ورک‎; born 1 January 1974) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to May 2018.

Choudhry Bilal Ahmed
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2002 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-136 (Nankana Sahib-II Cum-Sheikhupura)
Personal details
Born (1974-01-01) 1 January 1974
NationalityPakistani

Early life

He was born on 1 January 1974.[1][2]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-136 (Sheikhupura-VI) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[3][4] He received 63,617 votes and defeated Syed Muhammad Akbar Shah, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[5]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-136 (Nankana Sahib-cum-Sheikhupura) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[6][7] He received 49,681 votes and defeated Peer Tariq Ahmed Shah, a candidate of PML-Q.[8]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-136 (Nankana Sahib-II Cum-Sheikhupura) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[9][10][11][12] He received 73,775 votes and defeated Shahid Manzoor Gill, a candidate of PML-Q.[13]

In April 2018, he quit PML-N and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[14][15][16]

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References
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  3. "LAHORE: 71 election petitions pending in court". DAWN.COM. 29 April 2004. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. "PML(Q) replaces N-League on Punjab throne". DAWN.COM. 12 October 2002. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  5. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. "Much at stake for PPP, PML-Q alliance". The Nation. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  7. "Seven constituencies, seven battlefields : Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib". DAWN.COM. 21 December 2007. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  8. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  9. "PM allows gas connections to areas of influential politicians". DAWN.COM. 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. "More on road to PML-N". DAWN.COM. 5 September 2007. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  11. "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  12. "N gets lion's share of Sh'pura, Attock seats". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  13. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  14. "Ramish Kumar, Bilal Virk quit PML-N, to join PTI - Pakistan - Dunya News". Dunya News. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  15. "PML-N haemorrhages 5th MNA in 48hrs - Samaa TV". www.samaa.tv. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  16. Chaudhry, Fahad (14 April 2018). "PML-N's Bilal Virk announces defection to PTI". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.


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