LA-21 Poonch & Sudhnoti-IV

LA-21 Poonch & Sudhnoti-IV is a constituency of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly which is currently represented by Hassan Ibrahim Khan of the Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party (JKPP). It covers half of the area of Rawalakot Tehsil in Poonch District.[1]

LA-21 Poonch & Sudhnoti-IV
Constituency
for the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly
DistrictPoonch District
Electorate88,220
Current constituency
PartyJammu Kashmir Peoples Party
Member(s)Hassan Ibrahim Khan
Created fromLA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-III

Election 2016

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

General election 2016: LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-III[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKPP Sardar Khalid Ibrahim Khan 24,950
PPP Farzana Ahmad Yaqoob 15,965
JI Sardar Ejaz Afzal Khan Adovoate 4,789
PTI Sardar Nayyar Ayub Khan 3,886
Independent Sardar Liaqat Hayyat Khan 2,387
Independent Muhammad Nawaz 575
Independent Muhammad Hanif Khan Awan Advocate 269
Independent Dr. Muhammad Irfan Kiyani 222
PRHP Naveed Asghar 210
Jammu and Kashmir National Party Sardar Rabyaz Advocate 146
Independent Engineer Sardar Muhamamd Ashraf Khan 56
Independent Doctor Haleem 40
Muttahida Kashmir Peoples National Party Sardar Aftab Khan 24
Turnout 53,559

By-election 2018

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A by-election was held on 30 December 2018 due to the death of Sardar Khalid Ibrahim Khan, the previous MLA from this seat.[4]

By-election 2018: LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-III
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKPP Sardar Hassan Ibrahim Khan 17,590 36.80
PPP Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan 16,776 35.09
PML(N) Tahir Anwar Khan 10,255 21.45
Jammu and Kashmir National Awami Party Sardar Liaqat Hayyat Khan 2,083 4.36
Independent Ajmal Afsar 761 1.59
Independent Naveed Asghar 338 0.71
Turnout 47,803 51.72
Majority 814 1.70
Registered electors 92,427
JKPP hold

Election 2021

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General elections were held on 25 July 2021.

General election 2021: LA-21 Poonch & Sudhnoti-IV
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKPP Hassan Ibrahim Khan 8,190 23.46  13.34
PML(N) Tahir Anwar Khan 6,198 17.75  3.70
PTI Nayyar Ayub Khan 5,502 15.76
PPP Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan 4,410 12.63  22.46
Independent Muhammad Abid Khan 2,744 7.86
Independent Ejaz Yousaf 2,353 6.74
AJKMC Azhar Hussain Khan 1,526 4.37
JI Sardar Qayyum Afsar Khan 1,411 4.04
Others Others (eight candidates) 2,581 7.39
Turnout 34,915 39.58  12.14
Majority 1,992 5.71  4.01
Registered electors 88,220
JKPP hold

References

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  1. ^ "LA 19 Rawalakot Poonch AJK Election Result 2016". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  2. ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. ^ "National Assembly - Google Drive". drive.google.com. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. ^ Naqash, Tariq (2018-12-31). "JKPP man beats ex-PM in AJK by-election". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-04-28.