▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Pak ist ani ▁general ▁election . ▁He ▁received ▁ 1 0 2 , 8 7 1 ▁votes ▁and ▁defeated ▁G hi as ▁M ela . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Federal ▁Parliament ary ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Information ▁and ▁Broadcast ing . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Shah id ▁K ha q an ▁Abb asi ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁federal ▁cabinet ▁of ▁Abb asi ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁Minister ▁of ▁State , ▁however ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁assigned ▁any ▁min istry . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Parliament ary ▁Affairs . ▁Upon ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁on ▁the ▁exp iration ▁of ▁its ▁term ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Ran j ha ▁ceased ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁office ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Parliament ary ▁Affairs . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁of ▁P ML - N ▁from ▁Const itu ency ▁NA - 8 9 ▁( S arg od ha - II ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Pak ist ani ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : P ak istan ▁Muslim ▁League ▁( N ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : P un j abi ▁people ▁Category : P ak ist ani ▁M N