MUZAFFARABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has secured a lead in the first phase of thee Pakistan Muslim Leae Pakistan Muslim Leaguegue(AJK) Legislative Assembly by-elections, winning eight seats, while the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) bagged four seats, according to unofficial and unconfirmed results.
The results from 12 out of 13 constituencies in Mirpur Division have been announced, while the outcome of one constituency is still awaited.
The by-elections were held across 13 constituencies of Mirpur, Kotli, and Bhimber districts, where PML-N and PPP remained the main competitors.
According to the available results, PML-N candidates won eight seats, while PPP candidates secured victories on four seats.
In LA-1 Mirpur-1, PML-N’s Azhar Sadiq won with 15,427 votes, while PPP’s Muhammad Afzal Shahid secured second place with 9,832 votes.
In LA-2 Mirpur-2, PPP’s Qasim Majeed emerged victorious with 12,904 votes, defeating PML-N’s Azeem Bakhsh Chaudhry, who received 8,182 votes.
In LA-3 Mirpur-3, PPP’s Chaudhry Yasir Sultan won with 11,676 votes, while PML-N’s Chaudhry Muhammad Saeed remained runner-up with 9,832 votes.
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In LA-4 Mirpur-4, PML-N’s Chaudhry Rukhsar Ahmed secured victory with 20,172 votes, while PPP’s Chaudhry Sohail Arshad received 13,865 votes.
In LA-5 Bhimber-1, PML-N’s Waqar Ahmed Noor won with 29,875 votes, narrowly defeating PPP’s Chaudhry Pervaiz Ashraf, who secured 29,143 votes.
In LA-6 Bhimber-2, PML-N’s Chaudhry Muhammad Razaq was leading with 21,210 votes, while Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party’s Ali Shan Chaudhry was in second place with 11,354 votes.
In LA-7 Bhimber-3, PML-N’s Chaudhry Tariq Farooq won with 35,490 votes, while independent candidate Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq received 25,100 votes.
In LA-8 Kotli-1, PPP’s Zafar Iqbal Malik secured victory with 19,535 votes, while PML-N’s Malik Muhammad Nawaz Khan received 11,966 votes.
In LA-9 Kotli-2, PML-N’s Umair Naeem won with 31,080 votes, defeating PPP’s Javed Iqbal Budhanvi, who secured 28,509 votes.
In LA-10 Kotli-3, PPP’s Chaudhry Muhammad Yasin won with 12,421 votes, while PML-N’s Fateh Mahmood-ul-Hassan received 9,063 votes.
In LA-11 Kotli-4, PML-N’s Muhammad Asif secured victory with 26,190 votes, while PPP’s Chaudhry Muhammad Akhlaq received 21,751 votes.
In LA-12 Kotli-5, PML-N’s Muhammad Riyasat Khan won with 35,168 votes, while PPP’s Chaudhry Muhammad Yasin secured 30,320 votes.
In LA-13 Kotli-6, PML-N’s Raja Ayaz Ahmed Khan won with 21,856 votes, while Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party’s Nisar Ansar Abdali received 15,859 votes.
Election authorities said the remaining unofficial results are being announced gradually, while final results will be issued by the respective returning officers.
The Mirpur Division elections involved more than 1.4 million registered voters, including 724,811 male and 675,626 female voters. A total of 2,316 polling stations were established, of which 1,241 were declared highly sensitive and 724 sensitive.
To ensure security during the electoral process, 18,560 security personnel were deployed across the division, while 2,100 Pakistan Army personnel also performed security duties.
