Tehmina Daultana
Office 1Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term start 129 February 2024
Constituency 1NA-158 Vehari-III
Term start 21 June 2013
Term end 231 May 2018
Constituency 2Reserved Seat For Women
Term start 317 March 2008
Term end 316 March 2013
Constituency 3NA-169 (Vehari-III)
Term start 416 November 2002
Term end 415 November 2007
Constituency 4Reserved Seat For Women
Term start 515 February 1997
Term end 512 October 1999
Constituency 5NA-130 (Vehari-II)
PartyPMLN (1993-present)
RelativesSee Daultana family
Term start 615 October 1993
Term end 65 November 1996
Constituency 6NA-130 (Vehari-II)

Tehmina Daultana (Punjabi, ) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024, and previously served in position five times between 1993 and 2018.

Political career

Daultana was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time in the 1993 Pakistani general election[1][2] from NA-130 Vehari-II as a candidate of PML (N).

She was re-elected to the National Assembly in the 1997 Pakistani general election[1] from NA-130 Vehari-II on the PML (N) ticket and was made Minister for Women Development, Social Welfare and Special Education.[2]

She ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML (N) from Constituency NA-168 and Constituency NA-169 in the 2002 Pakistani general election,[3] but was unsuccessful.[4] Later, she was indirectly re-elected to the National Assembly[2][1] as a candidate of PML (N) on reserved seat for women from Punjab.

She was elected as a member of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML (N) from NA-169 (Vehari-III) in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[5][6][7] She lost from NA-168.[1] She was inducted into the federal cabinet and was appointed as Minister for women development,[8] Minister for culture[9] and Minister for Science and Technology.[2]

She ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML(N) from NA-169 in the 2013 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[10] She was later indirectly elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML (N) on reserved seats for women from Punjab.[11][12][13][14][15]

She ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML(N) from NA-164 Vehari-III in the 2018 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. She received 68,250 votes and was defeated by Tahir Iqbal Chaudhry, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[16]

She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML(N) from NA-158 Vehari-III in the 2024 Pakistani general election. She received 111,219 votes and defeated Tahir Iqbal Chaudhry, an Independent politician candidate supported by PTI.[17]

References

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  2. ^ "Profile". www.pap.gov.pk. Punjab Assembly. Archived 20 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Two women of Daultanas in contest". DAWN.COM. 26 August 2002. Archived 13 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  4. ^ "PPP re-emerges in southern Punjab". DAWN.COM. 12 October 2002. Archived 6 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  5. ^ Ghumman, Khawar (4 May 2013). "Electables open doors for PTI in south Punjab". DAWN.COM. Archived 20 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  6. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's (14 March 2008). "EC declares winners of two women seats in NA". DAWN.COM. Archived 10 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  7. ^ "EC declares winners of two women seats in NA". DAWN.COM. 14 March 2008. Archived 23 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  8. ^ Asghar, Raja (31 March 2008). "Swearing-in today to mark belated birth of cabinet". DAWN.COM. Archived 5 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Ministers & portfolios". DAWN.COM. 1 April 2008. Archived 24 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  10. ^ Ghumman, Khawar (17 May 2013). "Traditional politics losing ground in southern Punjab". DAWN.COM. Archived 6 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  11. ^ "PML-N assured of win-win situation on many seats". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived 9 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Educated, qualified women enter NA, thanks to PML-N". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived 8 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  13. ^ "A glance at Sindh's female election hopefuls". DAWN.COM. 7 May 2013. Archived 4 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Number of women candidates not rising". DAWN.COM. 21 April 2013. Archived 6 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Once bitten, Sharifs being 'shy' about gubernatorial hunt". DAWN.COM. 20 February 2015. Archived 9 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  17. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-17.