Khurram Shahzad Virk

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Khurram Shahzad Virk
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
18 July 2022 – 14 January 2023
Preceded byMian Khalid Mehmood
ConstituencyPP-140 Sheikhupura-VI
Minister of Law Punjab
In office
7 August 2022 – 14 January 2023
Preceded byMalik Ahmad Khan
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Punjab
In office
7 August 2022 – 15 August 2022
Succeeded byMuhammad Basharat Raja
Personal details
Born (1983-04-01) 1 April 1983 (age 41)
Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan
Political partyPTI (2013-present)

Khurram Shahzad Virk is a Pakistani politician who is a member of National Assembly of Pakistan. He was elected from NA-115 as an independent candidate of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf in General Elections 2024. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from July 2022 till January 2023.[1] He also served as Minister of law before assembly dissolved.

Early life and education[edit]

Born on 1 April 1983 in Sheikhupura, Punjab, he obtained his LLB in 2005 from the Punjab University, Lahore his and Master's in Philosophy in 2007 from the G. C. University, Lahore.[2]

Political career[edit]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-140 Sheikhupura-VI as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the July 2022 Punjab provincial by-election. He received 50,166 votes and defeated Mian Khalid Mehmood, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).[3]

He was elected to the National Assembly of the Pakistan from Constituency NA-115 Sheikhupura-III as a PTI backed independent candidate in the General Elections 2024. He received 130,255 votes and defeated Mian Javaid Latif, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N))

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Provincial Assembly of Punjab 2022 Bye-Elections results - Election Commission of Pakistan" (PDF). ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  2. ^ "Profile". Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Punjab by-polls: PTI ahead of PML-N". Latest News - The Nation. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-27.