Pir Baksh Junejo
{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Pir Baksh Junejo
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| office =Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
| term_start = 1 June 2013
|term_end = 31 May 2018
|constituency = NA-234 (Sanghar-I)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes| 1956 | 2 | 14 }}
| birth_place =
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = Grand Democratic Alliance (2024-present)
}}
Pir Baksh Junejo ({{Langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|پیر بخش جونیجو}}}}; born 14 February 1956) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018.
Early life
Political career
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-234 (Sanghar-I), Constituency NA-235 (Sanghar-cum-Mirpurkhas-cum-Umerkot) and Constituency NA-236 (Sanghar-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 15 votes from Constituency NA-234 (Sanghar-I) and lost the seat to Muhammad Jadam Mangrio, He received 16 votes from Constituency NA-235 (Sanghar-cum-Mirpurkhas-cum-Umerkot) and lost the seat to Ghulam Dastgir Rajar, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (F) (PML-F). He received 5 votes from Constituency NA-236 (Sanghar-II) and lost the seat to Roshan Din Junejo. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from Constituency PS-81 (Sanghar-IV) as an independent candidate but was unsuccessful. He received 20 votes and lost the seat to Jam Madad Ali Khan.{{cite web|title=2008 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|access-date=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archive-date=5 January 2018}}
He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-F from Constituency NA-234 (Sanghar-I) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.{{cite news|title=PML-F names candidates on 11 NA seats|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/799770/pml-f-names-candidates-on-11-na-seats|access-date=6 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=3 April 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307123420/https://www.dawn.com/news/799770/pml-f-names-candidates-on-11-na-seats|archive-date=7 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=138 MNAs either paid no income tax, or FBR has no such data|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/631317-138-mnas-either-paid-no-income-tax,-or-fbr-has-no-such-data|access-date=6 March 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203161224/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/631317-138-mnas-either-paid-no-income-tax,-or-fbr-has-no-such-data|archive-date=3 February 2017}}{{cite news|title=10-party alliance announces candidates on various seats|url=http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/12-Apr-2013/10-party-alliance-announces-candidates-on-various-seats|access-date=6 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307045340/http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/12-Apr-2013/10-party-alliance-announces-candidates-on-various-seats|archive-date=7 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=List of candidates for Sindh - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/537359/list-of-candidates-for-sindh/|access-date=6 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=18 April 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307051031/https://tribune.com.pk/story/537359/list-of-candidates-for-sindh/|archive-date=7 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=National Assembly seats from Sindh|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1011247/newspaper/newspaper/column|access-date=6 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=14 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307123446/https://www.dawn.com/news/1011247/newspaper/newspaper/column|archive-date=7 March 2017}} He received 90,787 votes and defeated Fida Hussain Dero, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|access-date=12 April 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archive-date=1 February 2018}}
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Category:Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018
Category:Politicians from Sindh
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