LA-3 Mirpur-III
Electoral district in Azad Jammu and Kashmir From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Electoral district in Azad Jammu and Kashmir From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
LA-3 Mirpur-III is a constituency of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly which is currently represented by Yasir Sultan Chaudhry of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. It covers the area of Mirpur city in Mirpur District.[1]
LA-3 Mirpur-III | |
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Constituency for the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
District | Mirpur District |
Electorate | 59,494 |
Current constituency | |
Party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
Member(s) | Yasir Sultan Chaudhry |
General elections were held on 21 July 2016.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PML(N) | Muhammad Saeed | 19,514 | 52.66 | ||
PTI | Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry | 16,397 | 44.25 | ||
Independent | Jahanzaib Akhtar | 823 | 2.22 | ||
Independent | Muhammad Afzal Mirza | 125 | 0.34 | ||
PPP | Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf | 100 | 0.27 | ||
JUI (F) | Muhammad Ikhlaq Jazbi | 55 | 0.15 | ||
Independent | Yasir Sultan Chaudhry | 43 | 0.12 | ||
Turnout | 37,057 |
A by-election was held on 24 November 2019 due to the disqualification of Muhammad Saeed, the former MLA from this seat, by the Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PTI | Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry | 17,673 | 50.82 | 6.57 | |
PML(N) | Chaudhry Sohaib Saeed | 14,813 | 42.60 | 10.06 | |
TLP | Muhammad Shafiq-ur-Rehman | 1,393 | 4.01 | 4.01 | |
Others | Others (eleven candidates) | 896 | 3.75 | ||
Turnout | 34,775 | 58.45 | |||
Majority | 2,860 | 8.22 | |||
Registered electors | 59,494 | ||||
PTI gain from PML(N) |
General elections were held on 25 July 2021.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PTI | Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry | 18,703 | 43.51 | 7.31 | |
PML(N) | Muhammad Saeed | 15,556 | 36.19 | 6.41 | |
TLP | Umair Asghar | 5,731 | 13.33 | 9.32 | |
PPP | Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf | 1,384 | 3.22 | ||
Others | Others (nineteen candidates) | 1,611 | 3.75 | ||
Turnout | 42,985 | 50.03 | |||
Majority | 3,147 | 7.32 | |||
Registered electors | 85,917 | ||||
PTI hold |
A by-election was held on 10 October 2021 due to the resignation of Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, the previous MLA from this seat, as he was elected to the office of President of Azad Kashmir.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PTI | Yasir Sultan Chaudhry | 20,142 | 54.09 | 10.58 | |
PML(N) | Muhammad Saeed | 11,608 | 31.17 | 5.02 | |
TLP | Umair Asghar | 3,843 | 10.32 | 3.01 | |
PPP | Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf | 1,450 | 3.89 | 0.67 | |
Others | Others (eight candidates) | 195 | 0.52 | ||
Total valid votes | 37,238 | 99.36 | |||
Rejected ballots | 238 | 0.64 | |||
Turnout | 37,476 | 43.61 | 6.42 | ||
Majority | 8,534 | 22.92 | 15.60 | ||
Registered electors | 85,925 | ||||
PTI hold |
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