LA-42 Kashmir Valley-III

LA-42 Kashmir Valley-III
Constituency for the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly
District	Punjab (excluding Lahore Division, Attock District, and Rawalpindi District)
Electorate	4,461
Current constituency
Party	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Member(s)	Muhammad Asim Sharif
Created from	LA-38 Kashmir Valley-III

LA-42 Kashmir Valley-III is a constituency of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly which is currently represented by Muhammad Asim Sharif of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). It covers the area of Punjab (excluding Lahore Division, Attock District, and Rawalpindi District). 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-38 Kashmir Valley-III[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Syed Shaukat Ali Shah	1,082	44.77
	PTI	Muhammad Shah	657	27.18
	Independent	Muhammad Asim Shareef	443	18.33
	PPP	Hafeez Ahmad Butt	235	9.72
Turnout			2,417

Election 2021

Further information: 2021 Azad Kashmiri general election

Muhammad Asim Sharif of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won this seat by getting 1,254 votes.[4]

General election 2021: LA-42 Kashmir Valley-III

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PTI	Muhammad Asim Sharif	1,254	43.86	16.68
	PML(N)	Syed Shoukat Ali Shah	1,205	42.15	2.62
	JI	Saeed Ahmed Khan	159	5.56	5.56
	PPP	Hafeez Ahmed Butt	155	5.42	4.30
	AJKMC	Rana Sarfraz Ahmed	40	1.40	1.40
	Others	Others (four candidates)	46	1.61
Turnout			2,859	64.09
Majority			49	1.71
Registered electors			4,461
	PTI gain from PML(N)

References

1. "LA 38 Punjab 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 42 Kashmir Valley AJK Election Result 2021 Candidate Votes". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.