Shams un Nisa

Shamas-un-Nisa Memon (Urdu: ‎) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously she was a member of the National Assembly from August 2013 to May 2018.

Shamas-un-Nisa Memon
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyNA-232 (Thatta)
In office
30 August 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-237 (Thatta-I)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party
ChildrenSadiq Ali Memon (son)

Political career

Shamas-un-Nisa was elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency NA-237 (Thatta-I) in by-election held in August 2013.[1][2][3][4][5] She received 84,819 votes and defeated Syed Riaz Hussain Shah Sherazi, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[6] The seat became vacant after Sadiq Ali Memon who won it in May 2013 election was disqualified to continue in office because of dual nationality case.[7]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency NA-232 (Thatta) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[8]

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gollark: I suppose if you model LGBTQ+ etc. acceptance as some sort of 1D scale ranging from "persecuted heavily" to "worshiped as gods" with "general sensible acceptance" in the middle, and we're somewhere down between "persecuted" and "acceptance", then even if the target is "general sensible acceptance" it may be more effective to... market stuff? slightly more toward the "worshiped as gods" end in order to reach the middle.
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gollark: Sorry, have been.

References
  1. "PML-N, PTI retain position despite setbacks". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. "By-elections 2013: PML-N leads the pack – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. "Constituency Profile: The competition will be neck and neck in rural Sindh – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. "N consolidates grip on power". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  5. "ECP announces official by-election results". DAWN.COM. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  6. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. "Sindh: Strongholds and changing political trends – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  8. "Shams un Nisa of PPPP wins NA-232 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.


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