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Pakistani politician
SenatorQasim Roonjho
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
In office
March 2021 – 22 October 2024
ConstituencyBalochistan
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyBalochistan National Party (Mengal)

Muhammad Qasim Roonjho (Urdu: محمد قاسم رُونجہ) is a Pakistani politician who served as a member of the Senate of Pakistan from Balochistan from March 2021 to October 2024. He belongs to Balochistan National Party (Mengal).

Political career

He contested a 2008 by-election from PB-22 Lasbela-I as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received 92 votes and was defeated by Peer Abdul Qaidr Al-Gillani, another independent candidate.

He contested the 2013 Pakistani general election from NA-270 (Awaran-cum-Lasbela) as a candidate of Balochistan National Party (Mengal) (BNP-M), but was unsuccessful. He received 3,593 votes and was defeated by Jam Kamal Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).

He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan in the 2021 Pakistani Senate election on a general seat from Balochistan as a candidate of Balochistan National Party (Mengal) (BNP-M).

On 21 October 2024, he defected from his party's position and voted in favour of the 26th amendment. On 22 October, he resigned from the Senate.

References

  1. "Senate of Pakistan". Senate.gov.pk. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  2. "Senate committee recommends linking KCR with Jinnah International Airport". Thenews.com.pk. 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  3. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. Dawn.com (2021-03-03). "PTI makes substantial gains in Senate but suffers major setback in lslamabad". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  6. "BNP-M's Senator Qasim Roonjho resigns after voting for constitutional amendments". www.samaa.tv. 2024-10-22. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  7. Khan, Iftikhar A.; Raza, Syed Irfan (2024-10-21). "Parliament burns midnight oil to clear 26th Constitutional Amendment". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
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