LA-40 Kashmir Valley-I

LA-40 Kashmir Valley-I
Constituency for the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly
District	Sindh and Balochistan
Electorate	5,327
Current constituency
Party	Pakistan Peoples Party
Member(s)	Aamir Abdul Ghaffar Lone
Created from	LA-36 Kashmir Valley-I

LA-40 Kashmir Valley-I is a constituency of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly which is currently represented by Aamir Abdul Ghaffar Lone of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). It covers the area of Sindh and Balochistan. Only refugees from the Kashmir Valley settled in Pakistan are eligible to vote in this constituency.[1]

Election 2016

Further information: 2016 Azad Kashmiri general election

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

General election 2016: LA-36 Kashmir Valley-I[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PPP	Aamir Abdul Ghaffar Lone	1,320	50.50
	PML(N)	Muhammad Naeem Khan	507	19.40
	Independent	Tahir Ali Dani	379	14.50
	MQM	Abdul Rehman	175	6.69
	PTI	Syed Rizwan	170	6.50
	Independent	Ahmar Ghaffar Loan	57	2.18
	Independent	Abdul Manan Khan	3	0.11
	Independent	Bilal Mashkor Butt	3	0.11
	Independent	Sakeena	0	0.00
Turnout			2,614

Election 2021

Further information: 2021 Azad Kashmiri general election

Aamir Abdul Ghaffar Lone of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) won the seat by getting 2,165 votes.[4]

General election 2021: LA-40 Kashmir Valley-I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PPP	Aamir Abdul Ghaffar Lone	2,165	61.73	11.23
	PTI	Muhammad Saleem Butt	875	24.95	18.26
	PML(N)	Tahir Ali Wani	442	12.60	6.80
	PSP	Shabir Ahmed Khan	16	0.46	0.46
	Others	Others (three candidates)	9	0.26
Turnout			3,507	65.83
Majority			1,290	36.78
Registered electors			5,327
	PPP hold

References

1. "LA 36 Karachi Kashmir Valley 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. MASK. "LA 40 Kashmir AJK Election Result 2021 Candidate Votes Kashmir". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.