MIRPUR – According to unofficial and unconfirmed results from various constituencies of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly, a close contest is underway between the Pakistan مسلم لیگ (ن) (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
Voting was held today in 13 constituencies across Mirpur, Kotli, and Bhimber. After polling officially ended at 5pm, an additional hour was given to voters, and the process of receiving unofficial and preliminary results is now ongoing.
In LA-3 Mirpur-3, results from all 161 polling stations indicate PPP’s Chaudhry Yasir Sultan secured victory with 11,676 votes, followed by PML-N’s Chaudhry Muhammad Saeed with 9,832 votes.
In LA-4 Mirpur-4, results from all 162 polling stations show PML-N’s Chaudhry Rukhsar Ahmed winning with 20,172 votes, while PPP’s Chaudhry Sohaib Arshad received 13,865 votes.
In LA-9 Kotli-2, complete results from all 178 polling stations show PML-N’s Umair Naeem winning with 31,080 votes, while PPP’s Javed Iqbal Budhanvi came second with 28,509 votes.
In LA-7 Bhimber-3, results from all 237 polling stations show PML-N’s Chaudhry Tariq Farooq winning with 35,490 votes, followed by independent candidate Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq with 25,100 votes.
In LA-1 Mirpur-1, results from 107 out of 139 polling stations show PML-N’s Azhar Sadiq leading with 12,303 votes, while PPP’s Muhammad Afser Shahid has 7,278 votes.
In LA-5 Bhimber-1, results from 115 out of 176 polling stations show PML-N’s Waqar Ahmed Noor leading with 21,573 votes, while PPP’s Chaudhry Pervez Ashraf has 18,406 votes.
In LA-6 Bhimber-2, results from 100 out of 195 polling stations show PML-N’s Chaudhry Muhammad Razaq leading with 21,210 votes, while Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party’s Ali Shan Chaudhry is second with 11,354 votes.
In LA-8 Kotli-1, results from 10 out of 155 polling stations show PPP’s Zafar Iqbal Malik leading with 1,221 votes, closely followed by PML-N’s Malik Muhammad Nawaz Khan with 1,174 votes.
In LA-10 Kotli-3, results from 36 out of 169 polling stations show PPP’s Chaudhry Muhammad Yaseen leading with 6,999 votes, while PML-N’s Fatah Mahmood-ul-Hassan has 3,560 votes.
In LA-11 Kotli-4, early results from 2 out of 206 polling stations show PPP’s Chaudhry Muhammad Akhlaq leading with 254 votes, while PML-N’s Muhammad Asif has 148 votes.
In LA-12 Kotli-5, results from 40 out of 207 polling stations show PPP’s Chaudhry Muhammad Yaseen leading with 2,613 votes, followed by PML-N’s Muhammad Riyasat Khan with 1,255 votes.
In LA-13 Kotli-6, results from 110 out of 193 polling stations show PML-N’s Raja Ayaz Ahmed Khan leading with 13,063 votes, while PPP’s Muhammad Waleed Inqalabi has secured 8,995 votes.
