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Muhammad Younus Soomro

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Muhammad Younus Soomro
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
ConstituencyPS-107 Karachi South-I
Personal details
BornKarachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political partyTLP (2018-present)

Muhammad Younus Soomro is a Pakistani politician and businessman who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023. He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan from Constituency PS-107 (Karachi South-I) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[1]

Early life and education

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He was born in Karachi's Lyari town into a middle-class Sindhi family of the Soomro tribe.[2]

He has earned a B. Com.

Business career

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He has been running a small business related to the supply and manufacture of industrial equipment.[2]

Political career

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He was elected from the PS-107 Karachi South 2 constituency as a candidate of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), securing 26,248 votes and defeating his closest rival, Muhammad Asghar Khan of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), who received 15,915 votes.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Capitalising on anti-MQM vote, TLP emerges as a stakeholder in the metropolis". Daily Times. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2023. Soomro, aged 38, was born and bred in Lyari and he claims to come from a middle class background. The TLP candidate runs a small business related to the supply and manufacture of industrial equipment.
  3. ^ "PS 107 Election Result 2018 | Karachi South 2 Election Results 2018". hamariweb.com. Retrieved 7 December 2024.