General Elections are scheduled to be held in Azad Kashmir less than 13 days after the dissolution of the current Legislative Assembly, which is set to be dissolved on 28 Feb 2021 after completion of five-year term, dissolved earlier, in which case the election shall be held within 13 days after dissolution. The 2021 General Elections of Azad Jammu and Kashmir will be held on 25 July, the region’s election commission announced on Thursday.
The elections will be held in 33 constituencies of Azad Kashmir and 12 constituencies of the refugees of Jammu and Kashmir.
Over 2.82 million people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir will exercise their right to vote of which 1.59 million are male voters, while 1.297 million are female voters.
A total of 724 people will stand for 45 general seats this year. 579 candidates are competing for 33 constituencies within Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The remaining 145 are competing for 12 refugee constituencies comprising four provinces of Pakistan.
Background
In previous elections The PML-N won 31, the PPP three and PTI two. In addition, AJ&K MC won 3 seats, JK PPP one seat and one seat was won by an independent.
Following these results, Pakistan Muslim League (N) was able to form a comfortable majority government, with Raja Farooq Haider as Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir, controlling 31 general seats and 6 reserved/technocrat seats, giving them 37 out of the 49 seats in the assembly.
Addition of new seats
4 new seats were added in Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Muzaffarabad, Neelum, Sudhanoti/Poonch and Kotli districts got 1 additional seats each. The Assembly of Azad Kashmir is elevated from 49 to 53 members.
Azad Kashmir Election Results 2021:
| Constituency | Leading | Leading Party | Votes | Trailing | Trailing Party | Votes |
| LA04 – LA 4 Mirpur 4 | Chaudary Arshad Hussain | PTI | 22,700 | Chaudary Rukhsar Ahmed | PML-N | 20,800 |
| LA36 – LA 36 Jammu 3 | Hafiz Hamid Raza | PTI | 22,096 | Muhammad Ishaq | PML-N | 20,467 |
| LA38 – LA 38 Jammu 5 | Muhammad Akbar Chaudary | PTI | 14,283 | Zeeshan Ali | PML-N | 8,755 |
| LA35 – LA 35 Jammu 2 | Chaudary Maqbool Ahmed | PTI | 18,883 | Chaudary Muhammad Ismail | PML-N | 16,885 |
| LA42 – LA 42 Kashmir Valley 3 | Muhammad Asim Sharif | PTI | 1,254 | Syed Shaukat Ali Shah | PML-N | 1,205 |
| LA01 – LA 1 Mirpur 1 | Azhar Sadiq | PTI | 12,231 | Chaudary Masood Khalid | PML-N | 5,985 |
| LA45 – LA 45 Kashmir Valley 6 | Abdul Majid Khan | PTI | 3,138 | Abdul Nasir Khan | IND | 2,063 |
| LA43 – LA 43 Kashmir Valley 4 | Javaid Butt | PTI | 782 | Naseema Khatoon | PML-N | 720 |
| LA34 – LA 34 Jammu 1 | Chaudary Riaz Ahmed | PTI | 4,559 | Nasir Hussain Dar | PML-N | 4,221 |
| LA41 – LA 41 Kashmir Valley 2 | Ghulam Mohiuddin Dewan | PTI | 2,326 | Muhammad Ikram Butt | PML-N | 741 |
| LA40 – LA 40 Kashmir Valley 1 | Amir Abdul Ghaffar | PPP | 2,165 | Muhammad Saleem Butt | PTI | 875 |
| LA44 – LA 44 Kashmir Valley 5 | Muhammad Ahmed Raza Qadri | PML-N | 2,007 | Mahrunisa | AJKMC | 1,163 |
All results are unofficial and provisional.
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I wish the best party win in Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
The legislative Assembly’s elections in Azad Kashmir have gone fairly well in Azad territory and the polling in the constituencies remained peaceful accept few altercations but one unfortunate incident took place in Kotli where two people got killed in gun battle. May Allah bless the departed souls and give fortitude to the bereaved families. There should be proper inquiry to bring the culprits to justice. The results are surprisingly high in the favor of PTI which are, in a way good for the the people because the PTI will be able to form a stable Govt without being blackmailed by opposition and other small parties and pressure groups. I congratulate all the members who won the elections and wish them best hoping that they shall leave no stone unturned to serve the people and develop the area. I also express the sympathy to those who could not make their way to the legislative Assembly but no matter it is part of the game. Do some soul searching and introspection. I heaved a sigh of relief that in our area the poling went very smooth and the people showed tolerance and patience to opponents while exercising the right of vote. This spirit is highly appreciable and should be fostered and nurtured further in coming years. Rise above your personal ends and work for the collective good.