LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II

LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II
Constituency for the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly
District	Poonch District
Electorate	85,778
Current constituency
Party	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Member(s)	Sardar Aamir Altaf Khan
Created from	LA-18 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II

LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II is a constituency of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly which is currently represented by Sardar Aamir Altaf Khan of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)). It covers the area of Hajira Tehsil in Poonch District.[1]

Election 2016

Further information: 2016 Azad Kashmiri general election

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

General election 2016: LA-18 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Sardar Khan Bahadur Khan	23,668
	PPP	Sardar Ghulam Sadiq Khan	16,102
	AJKMC	Sardar Kashan Masood Khan	4,965
	PTI	Sardar Abdul Hameed Khan	718
	JUI (F)	Muhammad Zahid Khan	650
	JI	Muhammad Haleem Khan	621
	Independent	Afraiz Ahmad Shaheen	338
	Sunni Ittehad Council	Muhammad Umar Khan	307
	National Democratic Alliance	Azhar Ahmad Khan	273
	Muttahida Kashmir Peoples National Party	Muhammad Rizwan Khan Kashmiri	21
Turnout			47,663

By-election 2018

A by-election was held on 21 October 2018 due to the death of Sardar Khan Bahadur Khan, the previous MLA from this seat.[4]

By-election 2018: LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Sardar Aamir Altaf Khan	20,688	47.03
	PPP	Sardar Ghulam Sadiq Khan	14,613	33.22
	AJKMC	Sardar Kashan Masood	3,188	7.25
	PTI	Sardar Muhammad Sawar Khan	3,119	7.09
	JKPP	Sardar Nizam Khan	1,331	3.03
	Others	Others (four candidates)	1,053	2.39
Turnout			43,992
Majority			6,075	13.81
	PML(N) hold

Election 2021

Further information: 2021 Azad Kashmiri general election

General elections were held on 25 July 2021.

General election 2021: LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Sardar Aamir Altaf Khan	13,413	25.69	21.34
	PPP	Saood bin Sadiq	12,517	23.97	9.25
	PTI	Sardar Arzash Sadozai	9,126	17.48	10.39
	Independent	Kamran Bashir	8,839	16.93
	Others	Others (twelve candidates)	8,326	15.94
Turnout			52,221	60.88
Majority			896	1.72	12.09
Registered electors			85,778
	PML(N) hold

References

1. "LA 18 Hajira Poonch AJK Election Result 2016". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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.
4. "PML-N secures Azad Kashmir seat in second round of by-polls". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 28 April 2023.