LA-12 Kotli-V

LA-12 Kotli-V
Constituency
for the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly
DistrictKotli District
Electorate106,428
Current constituency
PartyPakistan People's Party
Member(s)Amir Yasin Chaudhry

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]

Election 2016

Further information: 2016 Azad Kashmiri general election

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

Azad Kashmir Election 2016: LA-11 (Kotli-IV)[3]
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

Further information: 2021 Azad Kashmiri general election

General elections were held on 25 July 2021.

General election 2021: LA-12 Kotli-V
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

A 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.

By-election 2021: LA-12 Kotli-V
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPP Amir Yaseen Chaudhry 23,980 37.39 Increase5.68
PTI Shaukat Farid 19,101 29.78 Increase3.96
PML(N) Muhammad Riasat Khan 17,944 27.98 Decrease1.60
TLP Arshad Mehmood 2,527 3.94 Decrease2.49
Others Others (ten candidates) 87 0.14
Total valid votes 64,133 99.24
Rejected ballots 494 0.76
Turnout 64,627 60.72 Decrease3.06
Majority 4,879 7.61 Increase5.48
Registered electors 106,428
PPP hold

References

  1. ^ "LA 11 Corohi Kotli AJK Election Result 2016 Information". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  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.
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