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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Malik Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath
| honorific-suffix =
|office = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
|term_start = 13 August 2018
|term_end =
|constituency = [[NA-88 (Sargodha-I)]]
| office1 = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
| term_start1 = 2002
| term_end1 = 31 May 2018
|constituency1 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|9|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lahore
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
}}

'''Malik Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath''' is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] since August 2018. Previously he was a Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]], from 2002 to May 2018.

==Early life and education==
He was born on 29 September 1976 in Lahore.<ref name="pap">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/884|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=15 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620060129/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/884|archivedate=20 June 2017}}</ref>

He has the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery which he received in 2001 from [[Quaid-e-Azam Medical College]].<ref name="pap" />

==Political career==
He was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from Constituency PP-28 (Sargodha-I) in [[2002 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="tribune/25june2017" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/120|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=22 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411121122/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/120|archivedate=11 April 2016}}</ref> He received 32,480 votes and defeated Haroon Ehsan Paracha, a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP).<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=24 March 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archivedate=26 January 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) from Constituency PP-28 (Sargodha-I) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="tribune/25june2017" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/481|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=22 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813185813/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/481|archivedate=13 August 2016}}</ref> He received 45,686 votes and defeated Haji Mushtaq Ahmed Gondal, a candidate of PPP.<ref>{{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|accessdate=24 March 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archivedate=5 January 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-28 (Sargodha-I) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935|accessdate=18 January 2018|work=The News|date=13 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081102/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935|archivedate=16 January 2018}}</ref> He received 58,531 votes and defeated Hassan Inam Piracha, a candidate of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI).<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 election result |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf |publisher=ECP |accessdate=12 July 2018 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526173608/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf |archivedate=26 May 2018 }}</ref> In June 2017, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister [[Shehbaz Sharif]]<ref name="tribune/25june2017">{{cite news|title=Oath-taking: Punjab cabinet swells to 34 - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1444225/oath-taking-punjab-cabinet-swells-34/|accessdate=27 February 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=25 June 2017}}</ref> and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Population Welfare.<ref name="pap" />

He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency [[NA-88 (Sargodha-I)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=LIVE UPDATES: PTI leads in election 2018 results |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/25/live-updates-polling-ends-counting-of-votes-begins/ |accessdate=3 August 2018 |work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}</ref>

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[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab)]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2008–2013]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2002–2007]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023]]

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