MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) held leads or confirmed wins in 10 second-phase seats, while the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) had two, according to early unofficial AJK election results on August 3.
Polling covered eight Muzaffarabad Division constituencies and all 12 refugee constituencies on August 2. Election officials continued counting and consolidating results.
The AJK Election Commission postponed voting at all 196 polling stations in LA-27 due to landslides that blocked the delivery of staff and election materials.
Read: PPP Demands Re-Polling at AJK Stations Above 80% Turnout
It also deferred voting at 52 of LA-28’s 147 polling stations until August 4. Chief Election Commissioner Ghulam Mustafa Mughal confirmed results from five refugee constituencies.
PML-N won LA-41, LA-42, LA-43 and LA-44, while PPP secured LA-45.
First-Phase Results for All 13 Mirpur Seats
The commission formally notified the first-phase results after polling on July 27. PML-N won nine Mirpur Division seats, while PPP secured four.
| Constituency | District seat | Winning candidate | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA-1 | Mirpur-I | Azhar Sadiq | PML-N |
| LA-2 | Mirpur-II | Chaudhry Qasim Majeed | PPP |
| LA-3 | Mirpur-III | Chaudhry Yasir Sultan | PPP |
| LA-4 | Mirpur-IV | Rukhsar Ahmed | PML-N |
| LA-5 | Bhimber-I | Waqar Ahmed Noor | PML-N |
| LA-6 | Bhimber-II | Muhammad Razzaq Chaudhry | PML-N |
| LA-7 | Bhimber-III | Tariq Farooq | PML-N |
| LA-8 | Kotli-I | Zafar Iqbal Malik | PPP |
| LA-9 | Kotli-II | Umair Naeem | PML-N |
| LA-10 | Kotli-III | Muhammad Yaseen Chaudhry | PPP |
| LA-11 | Kotli-IV | Muhammad Asif | PML-N |
| LA-12 | Kotli-V | Muhammad Riyasat Khan | PML-N |
| LA-13 | Kotli-VI | Ayaz Ahmed | PML-N |
The official notification confirmed a PML-N sweep of all three Bhimber seats. The party also won four of six Kotli seats and two of four Mirpur seats, according to the notified results.
Read: Read: PML-N AJK Election Lead Wins Shehbaz Sharif’s Praise
The third and final election phase is scheduled for August 10 across 11 constituencies in Poonch Division.
