General elections were held in
Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (; ), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir, is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee:
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on 25 July 2021 after the expiry of the 5-year term of the previous
Legislative Assembly. The 2021 General Elections of Azad Jammu and Kashmir held on 25 July, the region's
election commission announced on Thursday. The elections were held in 33 constituencies of Azad Kashmir and 12 constituencies of the refugees of Jammu and Kashmir.
By an early estimate, over 2.82 million people of
Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (; ), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir, is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee:
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were registered to vote; of which 1.59 million were male voters, while 1.297 million were female voters. By the time of the election, the number of registered voters had increased to .
A total of 724 people stood for 45 general seats this year. 579 candidates are competing for 33 constituencies within Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The remaining 145 competed for 12 refugee constituencies comprising four provinces of Pakistan.
Background
In current elections The PTI won 26, the PPP 11 and PML N 6. In addition, AJ&K MC won 1 seats, JK PPP 1 seat.
Following these results,
Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf abled to form a comfortable majority government, controlling 26 general seats and 6 reserved/technocrat seats, giving them 32 out of the 53 seats in the assembly.
Addition of new seats
4 new seats were added in Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly.
Muzaffarabad
Muzaffarabad (; ur, ) is the capital and largest city of Azad Kashmir, and the 60th largest in Pakistan.
The city is located in Muzaffarabad District, near the confluence of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers. The district is bounded by the Pak ...
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Neelum,
Sudhanoti/Poonch and
Kotli
Kotli ( ur}) is a city in Kotli District of Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. It lies on the Poonch River, and the river contains several notable waterfalls including the Lala Waterfall near the town of Kotli and the Gulpur Waterfalls at the village of ...
districts gained an additional seats each, hence, the number of members in the
Assembly of Azad Kashmir was elevated from 49 to 53. Therefore the new amount of seats needed for a majority became 27.
Results
The polls were open across Azad Kashmir and Pakistan from 8am to 5pm PST. The results of AJK election 2021 were started to come after poll closings in the evening. The below table shows election results by political party.
See also
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Azad Jammu & Kashmir Election Commission
The Azad Jammu & Kashmir Election Commission (Urdu: آزاد جموں و کشمیر الیکشن کمیشن; AJKEC) is an independent, autonomous, permanent and constitutionally established body responsible for organizing and conducting election ...
References
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