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LA-3 Mirpur-III

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LA-3 Mirpur-III
Constituency
for the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly
DistrictMirpur District
Electorate59,494
Current constituency
PartyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Member(s)Yasir Sultan Chaudhry

LA-3 Mirpur-III is a constituency of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly which is currently represented by Yasir Sultan Chaudhry of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. It covers the area of Mirpur city in Mirpur District.[1]

Election 2016

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

General election 2016: LA-3 Mirpur-III[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PML(N) Muhammad Saeed 19,514 52.66
PTI Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry 16,397 44.25
Independent Jahanzaib Akhtar 823 2.22
Independent Muhammad Afzal Mirza 125 0.34
PPP Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf 100 0.27
JUI (F) Muhammad Ikhlaq Jazbi 55 0.15
Independent Yasir Sultan Chaudhry 43 0.12
Turnout 37,057

By-election 2019

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A by-election was held on 24 November 2019 due to the disqualification of Muhammad Saeed, the former MLA from this seat, by the Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

By-election 2019: LA-3 Mirpur-III
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry 17,673 50.82 Increase6.57
PML(N) Chaudhry Sohaib Saeed 14,813 42.60 Decrease10.06
TLP Muhammad Shafiq-ur-Rehman 1,393 4.01 Increase4.01
Others Others (eleven candidates) 896 3.75
Turnout 34,775 58.45
Majority 2,860 8.22
Registered electors 59,494
PTI gain from PML(N)

Election 2021

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General elections were held on 25 July 2021.

General election 2021: LA-3 Mirpur-III
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry 18,703 43.51 Decrease7.31
PML(N) Muhammad Saeed 15,556 36.19 Decrease6.41
TLP Umair Asghar 5,731 13.33 Increase9.32
PPP Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf 1,384 3.22
Others Others (nineteen candidates) 1,611 3.75
Turnout 42,985 50.03
Majority 3,147 7.32
Registered electors 85,917
PTI hold

By-election 2021

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A by-election was held on 10 October 2021 due to the resignation of Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, the previous MLA from this seat, as he was elected to the office of President of Azad Kashmir.

By-election 2021: LA-3 Mirpur-III
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Yasir Sultan Chaudhry 20,142 54.09 Increase10.58
PML(N) Muhammad Saeed 11,608 31.17 Decrease5.02
TLP Umair Asghar 3,843 10.32 Decrease3.01
PPP Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf 1,450 3.89 Increase0.67
Others Others (eight candidates) 195 0.52
Total valid votes 37,238 99.36
Rejected ballots 238 0.64
Turnout 37,476 43.61 Decrease6.42
Majority 8,534 22.92 Increase15.60
Registered electors 85,925
PTI hold

References

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  1. ^ "LA 3 Mirpur AJK Election Result 2016 Information". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  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.