candidates and leaders claimed that their monitors in many voting centres had not received the official notifications of the precinct's results, but instead got hand-written tallies that they could not verify. "It is a sheer rigging. The way the people's mandate has blatantly been insulted, it is intolerable," Shehbaz Sharif told a news conference as the counting continued. 2022 Election Campaign He was appointed to campaign for Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz in the constituency of PP-7 by-election Supplementary vote, after the Supreme Court of Pakistan had unseated 25 Members of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf after they had switched Parties and had changed votes to Pakistan Muslim League (N) during the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan. Malik Shakeel Awan also led many rallies and as of 19 July, he was successful in his campaign and PMLN had won the seat in PP-7, being the only 2 seats who won. The Opposition arose after the election results had been announced and had asked for a re-count. The Election Committee of Pakistan refused to their proposition and had given the statement that the results were indeed validated. Candidate as a Member of National Assembly of Pakistan (2023–present) He is expected to run for the National Assembly of Pakistan after registering his electoral papers from his previous constituency where he was originally crowned the Lion of Rawalpindi, in the NA-62 (Rawalpindi-VI) by-election going to be held on 16th March 2023, after posting about his registration on social media Portfolios held Current Portfolio(s) Provincial Co-Ordinator Punjab, Prime Minister Business Loan Scheme at PML(N) Senior Vice President Punjab PML-N Youth Wing Additional General Secretary Muslim League (N) Rawalpindi Member of the Central General Council of Pakistan. Party Portfolios held City President MSF, Rawalpindi (1986–1988) Student Leader Gordon College, Rawalpindi (1986–1990) Divisional president MSF, Rawalpindi (1988–1990) Divisional President Muslim League Youth Wing Rawalpindi (12 October 1999) District President Muslim League Youth Wing Rawalpindi (1990–1993) Worked as President of PP-3 Rawalpindi city PML(N) (1993–2002) Contested in the Provincial Assembly PP-12 election in the 2002 General elections and got remarkable votes Public Responsibilities held Elected Councilor (Municipal Corporation) in 1991 Elected Councilor (Municipal Corporation) in 1998 References External links Malik Shakeel Awan on National Assembly of Pakistan Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 People from Rawalpindi District Living people 1966 births Government Gordon College alumni Politicians from Rawalpindi