Pir Baksh Junejo

{{short description|Pakistani politician}}

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{{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 }}

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|nationality = Pakistani

|party = Grand Democratic Alliance (2024-present)

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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

He was born on 14 February 1956.{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=234|access-date=11 July 2017|date=19 April 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419140716/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=234|archive-date=19 April 2014}}

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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