Sardar Sher Ali Gorchani
Deputy Speaker of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
June 2013 – May 2018
SpeakerRana Muhammad Iqbal Khan
Succeeded byDost Muhammad Mazari
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
2008 – 31 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1980-05-17) 17 May 1980
Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party IPP (2023-present)

Sardar Sher Ali Gorchani is a Pakistani politician who served as Deputy Speaker of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from June 2013 to May 2018. He was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 17 May 1980 in Dera Ghazi Khan.[1]

He completed his graduation in 2006[1] from Multan and has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.[2]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-247 (Rajanpur-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 24,392 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q).[3] He served as Parliamentary Secretary for Colonies and Consolidation from 2008 to 2013.[1]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-248 (Rajanpur-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[4][5] In June 2013, he was elected as deputy speaker of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.[6][7]

In 2018, he was allocated the PML-N ticket to contest the 2018 Pakistani general election and the 2018 Punjab provincial election from NA-193 Rajanpur-I and from PP-293 Rajanpur-I, respectively. However, he refused to take party ticket and ran as an independent in both constituencies, but was unsuccessful. In NA-193 Rajanpur-I, he received 46,748 votes and was defeated by Jaffar Khan Leghari, a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). In PP-293 Rajanpur-I, he revived 33,454 votes and was defeated by Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari, a candidate of the PTI.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sher Ali Gorchani elected Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "N's Rana Iqbal, Sher Ali Gorchani walk over rivals". The Nation. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "PML-N's troubles continue as 7 candidates in south Punjab return party tickets". DAWN.COM. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.


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