He contested the
1985 Pakistani general election from NA-62 Bhakkar as an
independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received 65,781 votes and was defeated by Amanullah Khan Shahani, another independent. He was elected to the
National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-56 Bhakkar-II as an independent candidate in the
1988 Pakistani general election. He received 49,233 votes and defeated Amanullah Khan Shahani, another independent. He contested the
1990 Pakistani general election from NA-56 Bhakkar-II as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received 38,695 votes and was defeated by
Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla, a candidate of
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI). He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-56 Bhakkar-II as an independent candidate in the
1993 Pakistani general election. He received 68,350 votes and defeated Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)). He contested the
1997 Pakistani general election from NA-56 Bhakkar-II as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received 58,462 votes and was drafted by Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan Dhandla, a candidate of PML(N). He was re-elected to the National Assembly in a January 2003 by-election from
NA-74 Bhakkar-II as a candidate of
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML(Q)). He received 121,190 votes and defeated Muhammad Saifullah, a candidate of
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA). He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-74 Bhakkar-II as an independent candidate in the
2008 Pakistani general election. He received 98,366 votes and defeated
Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhandla, a candidate of PML(N). He later joined the PML(N) after his election. He contested the
2018 Pakistani general election from
NA-98 Bhakkar-II as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received 134,809 votes and was defeated by Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhandla, a candidate of
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He was re-elected to the National Assembly from
NA-92 Bhakkar-II as an
Independent politician (PTI) Supported
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, candidate in the
2024 Pakistani general election. He received 143,604 votes and defeated
Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhandla, another independent candidate. He joined the IPP after his election. ==References==