MUZAFFARABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has secured a lead within the first section of the Pakistan Muslim League (AJK) Legislative Meeting by-elections, profitable eight seats, whereas the Pakistan Peoples Celebration (PPP) bagged 4 seats, based on unofficial and unconfirmed outcomes.
The outcomes from 12 out of 13 constituencies in Mirpur Division have been introduced, whereas the end result of 1 constituency continues to be awaited.
The by-elections had been held throughout 13 constituencies of Mirpur, Kotli, and Bhimber districts, the place PML-N and PPP remained the primary opponents.
In line with the obtainable outcomes, PML-N candidates gained eight seats, whereas PPP candidates secured victories on 4 seats.
In LA-1 Mirpur-1PML-N’s Azhar Sadiq gained with 15,427 votes, whereas PPP’s Muhammad Afzal Shahid secured second place with 9,832 votes.
In LA-2 Mirpur-2PPP’s Qasim Majeed emerged victorious with 12,904 votes, defeating PML-N’s Azeem Bakhsh Chaudhry, who acquired 8,182 votes.
In LA-3 Mirpur-3PPP’s Chaudhry Yasir Sultan gained with 11,676 votes, whereas PML-N’s Chaudhry Muhammad Saeed remained runner-up with 9,832 votes.
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In LA-4 Mirpur-4PML-N’s Chaudhry Rukhsar Ahmed secured victory with 20,172 votes, whereas PPP’s Chaudhry Sohail Arshad acquired 13,865 votes.
In LA-5 Bhimber-1PML-N’s Waqar Ahmed Noor gained with 29,875 votes, narrowly defeating PPP’s Chaudhry Pervaiz Ashraf, who secured 29,143 votes.
In LA-6 Bhimber-2PML-N’s Chaudhry Muhammad Razaq was main with 21,210 votes, whereas Istehkam-e-Pakistan Celebration’s Ali Shan Chaudhry was in second place with 11,354 votes.
In LA-7 Bhimber-3PML-N’s Chaudhry Tariq Farooq gained with 35,490 votes, whereas unbiased candidate Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq acquired 25,100 votes.
In LA-8 Kotli-1PPP’s Zafar Iqbal Malik secured victory with 19,535 votes, whereas PML-N’s Malik Muhammad Nawaz Khan acquired 11,966 votes.
In LA-9 Kotli-2PML-N’s Umair Naeem gained with 31,080 votes, defeating PPP’s Javed Iqbal Budhanvi, who secured 28,509 votes.
In LA-10 Kotli-3PPP’s Chaudhry Muhammad Yasin gained with 12,421 votes, whereas PML-N’s Fateh Mahmood-ul-Hassan acquired 9,063 votes.
In LA-11 Kotli-4PML-N’s Muhammad Asif secured victory with 26,190 votes, whereas PPP’s Chaudhry Muhammad Akhlaq acquired 21,751 votes.
In LA-12 Kotli-5PML-N’s Muhammad Riyasat Khan gained with 35,168 votes, whereas PPP’s Chaudhry Muhammad Yasin secured 30,320 votes.
In LA-13 Kotli-6PML-N’s Raja Ayaz Ahmed Khan gained with 21,856 votes, whereas Istehkam-e-Pakistan Celebration’s Nisar Ansar Abdali acquired 15,859 votes.
Election authorities mentioned the remaining unofficial outcomes are being introduced regularly, whereas ultimate outcomes might be issued by the respective returning officers.
The Mirpur Division elections concerned greater than 1.4 million registered voters, together with 724,811 male and 675,626 feminine voters. A complete of two,316 polling stations had been established, of which 1,241 had been declared extremely delicate and 724 delicate.
To make sure safety through the electoral course of, 18,560 safety personnel had been deployed throughout the division, whereas 2,100 Pakistan Military personnel additionally carried out safety duties.