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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =Sardar Ashiq Hussain
| honorific-suffix =
| office =Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start = June 2013
|term_end = 31 May 2018
|constituency = [[Constituency NA-180|NA-180 (Muzaffargarh-V)]]
|nationality = Pakistani
|party =
}}

'''Sardar Ashiq Hussain Gopang''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|سردار عاشق حسین گوپنگ}}}}) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]], from June 2013 to May 2018. He was a member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] from 1985 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 1999.

==Political career==

He was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] from Constituency PP-194 (Muzaffargarh) in [[1985 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Previous Assemblies |url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1985-1988.shtml |website=www.pap.gov.pk |accessdate=4 June 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of [[Islami Jamhoori Ittehad]] (IJI) from Constituency PP-207 (Muzaffargarh-I) in [[1988 Pakistani general election]]. He received 23,023 votes and defeated Roshan Ali, a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP).<ref name="ecp/pa-88-97">{{cite web |title=Punjab Assembly election result 1988-97 |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf |publisher=ECP |accessdate=4 June 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of IJI from Constituency PP-207 (Muzaffargarh-I) in [[1990 Pakistani general election]]. He received 28,499 votes and defeated Haji Rasool Bakhsh, a candidate of [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan]] (Noorani). In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-208 (Muzaffargarh-II) but was unsuccessful. He received 25,914 votes and lost the seat to Sardar Khan Muhammad Khan Jatoi, a candidate of IJI.<ref name="ecp/pa-88-97" />

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of IJM from Constituency PP-207 (Muzaffargarh-I) and from Constituency PP-208 (Muzaffargarh-II) in [[1993 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful. He received 24,776 from Constituency PP-207 (Muzaffargarh-I) and lost the seat to Rasool Baksh Khan Jatoi, a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N). He received 3,446 votes from Constituency PP-208 (Muzaffargarh-II) and lost the seat to Sardar Khan Muhammad Khan Jatoi, a candidate of PML-N<ref name="ecp/pa-88-97" />

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-207 (Muzaffargarh-I) in [[1997 Pakistani general election]]. He received 38,842 and defeated an independent candidate, Rasool Baksh Khan Jatoi.<ref name="ecp/pa-88-97" />

He ran for the seat of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) from [[Constituency NA-180|Constituency NA-180 (Muzaffargarh-V)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful. He received 65,871 votes and lost the seat to [[Abdul Qayyum Khan Jatoi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archivedate=26 January 2018}}</ref>

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-180 (Muzaffargarh-V) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news|title=PPP’s feast of reason distasteful to PML-Q|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/289736|accessdate=8 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=17 February 2008|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409020953/https://www.dawn.com/news/289736|archivedate=9 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New alignments in DG Khan before polls|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/21-Dec-2012/new-alignments-in-dg-khan-before-polls|accessdate=8 April 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408171609/http://nation.com.pk/national/21-Dec-2012/new-alignments-in-dg-khan-before-polls|archivedate=8 April 2017}}</ref> He received 63,144 votes and lost the seat to Abdul Qayyum Khan Jatoi. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from [[Constituency PP-261 (Muzaffargarh-XI)]] but was unsuccessful. He received 345 votes and lost the seat to [[Sardar Aamir Talal Khan Gopang]].<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=12 May 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 elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-180 (Muzaffargarh-V) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Candidates take no chances despite poll reschedule|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1056231|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=14 November 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307044937/https://www.dawn.com/news/1056231|archivedate=7 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=From stronghold to nightmare|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1027103|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=13 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307045409/https://www.dawn.com/news/1027103|archivedate=7 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Crushing defeats deal a severe blow to PPP|url=http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/14-May-2013/crushing-defeats-deal-a-severe-blow-to-ppp|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306132928/http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/14-May-2013/crushing-defeats-deal-a-severe-blow-to-ppp|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref> He received 72,044 votes and defeated Syed Muhammad Abdullah Shah, a candidate of PML-N.<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 April 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archivedate=1 February 2018}}</ref> He joined PML-N in May 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=33 independent MPAs, 12 MNAs join PML-N|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/630765-33-independent-mpas,-12-mnas-join-pml-n|accessdate=15 January 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912135141/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/630765-33-independent-mpas,-12-mnas-join-pml-n|archivedate=12 September 2017}}</ref>

In May 2018, he quit PML-N and joined [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reporter|first1=The Newspaper's Staff|title=Two more PML-N lawmakers join PTI|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1409389/two-more-pml-n-lawmakers-join-pti|accessdate=23 May 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=23 May 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians]]
[[Category:Punjabi people]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 1985–1988]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 1988–1990]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 1990–1993]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 1997–1999]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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