LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II

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LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II is a constituency of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly which is currently represented by Sardar Aamir Altaf Khan of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)). It covers the area of Hajira Tehsil in Poonch District.[1]

LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II
Constituency
for the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly
DistrictPoonch District
Electorate85,778
Current constituency
PartyPakistan Muslim League (N)
Member(s)Sardar Aamir Altaf Khan
Created fromLA-18 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II

Election 2016

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General elections were held on 21 July 2016.[2]

General election 2016: LA-18 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PML(N) Sardar Khan Bahadur Khan 23,668
PPP Sardar Ghulam Sadiq Khan 16,102
AJKMC Sardar Kashan Masood Khan 4,965
PTI Sardar Abdul Hameed Khan 718
JUI (F) Muhammad Zahid Khan 650
JI Muhammad Haleem Khan 621
Independent Afraiz Ahmad Shaheen 338
Sunni Ittehad Council Muhammad Umar Khan 307
National Democratic Alliance Azhar Ahmad Khan 273
Muttahida Kashmir Peoples National Party Muhammad Rizwan Khan Kashmiri 21
Turnout 47,663

By-election 2018

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A by-election was held on 21 October 2018 due to the death of Sardar Khan Bahadur Khan, the previous MLA from this seat.[4]

By-election 2018: LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PML(N) Sardar Aamir Altaf Khan 20,688 47.03
PPP Sardar Ghulam Sadiq Khan 14,613 33.22
AJKMC Sardar Kashan Masood 3,188 7.25
PTI Sardar Muhammad Sawar Khan 3,119 7.09
JKPP Sardar Nizam Khan 1,331 3.03
Others Others (four candidates) 1,053 2.39
Turnout 43,992
Majority 6,075 13.81
PML(N) hold

Election 2021

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General elections were held on 25 July 2021.

General election 2021: LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PML(N) Sardar Aamir Altaf Khan 13,413 25.69  21.34
PPP Saood bin Sadiq 12,517 23.97  9.25
PTI Sardar Arzash Sadozai 9,126 17.48  10.39
Independent Kamran Bashir 8,839 16.93
Others Others (twelve candidates) 8,326 15.94
Turnout 52,221 60.88
Majority 896 1.72  12.09
Registered electors 85,778
PML(N) hold

References

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  1. ^ "LA 18 Hajira Poonch AJK Election Result 2016". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. ^ "National Assembly - Google Drive". drive.google.com. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. ^ "PML-N secures Azad Kashmir seat in second round of by-polls". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 28 April 2023.