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Qasim Roonjho

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Senator
Qasim 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).[1][2]

Political career

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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.[3]

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)).[4]

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).[5]

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.[6][7]

References

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  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.