LA-12 Kotli-V is a constituency of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly which is currently represented by Amir Yasin Chaudhry of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). It covers the area of Charhoi Tehsil in Kotli District.[1]
| LA-12 Kotli-V | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
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| District | Kotli District |
| Electorate | 106,428 |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | Pakistan People's Party |
| Member(s) | Amir Yasin Chaudhry |
Election 2016
editGeneral elections were held on 21 July 2016.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPP | Chaudry Muhammad Yassen | 27,566 | |||
| PML(N) | Raja Muhammad Iqbal Khan | 25,739 | |||
| PTI | Shaukat Farid | 6,459 | |||
| Public Rights Party | Haider Ali Tipu | 417 | |||
| Independent | Shahnawaz Yassen | 114 | |||
| Independent | Muhammad Shafiq | 81 | |||
| Independent | Saeed Hussain | 70 | |||
| Independent | Muhammad Ashraf Khokhar | 34 | |||
| Independent | Nazim Hussain | 29 | |||
| Independent | Raja Asif Mehmmod | 22 | |||
| Independent | Naeem Munsif Khan | 17 | |||
| Independent | Chaudry Liaqat Ali Azhar | 11 | |||
| Qaumi Ittehad Party | Sajid Mehmmod Chaudry | 10 | |||
| Independent | Raja Aftab Ahmed Khan | 8 | |||
| Turnout | 60,577 | ||||
Election 2021
editGeneral elections were held on 25 July 2021.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPP | Chaudhry Muhammad Yaseen | 21,527 | 31.71 | ||
| PML(N) | Muhammad Riasat Khan | 20,081 | 29.58 | ||
| PTI | Shaukat Farid | 17,525 | 25.82 | ||
| TLP | Arshad Mehmood | 4,365 | 6.43 | ||
| AJKMC | Naeem Mansab Dad Khan | 3,153 | 4.64 | ||
| Others | Others (thirteen candidates) | 1,229 | 1.81 | ||
| Turnout | 67,880 | 63.78 | |||
| Majority | 1,446 | 2.13 | |||
| Registered electors | 106,428 | ||||
| PPP hold | |||||
By-election 2021
editA by-election was held on 10 October 2021 due to the vacation of this seat by Chaudhry Muhammad Yaseen, who had chosen to take oath as MLA from LA-10 Kotli-III, another seat he had won in the 2021 elections.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPP | Amir Yaseen Chaudhry | 23,980 | 37.39 |  5.68
| |
| PTI | Shaukat Farid | 19,101 | 29.78 | 3.96
| |
| PML(N) | Muhammad Riasat Khan | 17,944 | 27.98 |  1.60
| |
| TLP | Arshad Mehmood | 2,527 | 3.94 | 2.49
| |
| Others | Others (ten candidates) | 87 | 0.14 | ||
| Total valid votes | 64,133 | 99.24 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 494 | 0.76 | |||
| Turnout | 64,627 | 60.72 | 3.06
| ||
| Majority | 4,879 | 7.61 | 5.48
| ||
| Registered electors | 106,428 | ||||
| PPP hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ "LA 11 Corohi Kotli AJK Election Result 2016 Information". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "National Assembly - Google Drive". drive.google.com. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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