2001 Azad Kashmiri general election

2001 Azad Kashmir general election

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All 48 seats in the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Sikandar Hayat Khan Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry Party AJKMC PPP Leader's seat Kotli-II Mirpur-III Seats won 27 17
Prime Minister before election Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry PPP Elected Prime Minister Sikandar Hayat Khan AJKMC

General elections were held in Azad Kashmir on 5 July 2001 to elect the members of seventh assembly of Azad Kashmir. ^[1] The All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (AJKMC) won the election, defeating the incumbent Pakistan People's Party (PPP) government of Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, who was succeeded by Sikandar Hayat Khan as Prime Minister. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Results

On election day, the AJKMC won 21 general seats, the PPP won 15 seats, independent candidates won 3 seats, and the Pakistan Muslim League Azad Kashmir (PML-AK), led by Muhammad Hayat Khan, won one seat. The three independents later joined the AJKMC, raising their number of seats to 24. Elections to reserved seats saw the AJKMC winning three reserved seats for women, and one seat each reserved for ulema, technocrats, and overseas, while the PPP won the other two seats reserved for women. This left the final seat tally at: 30 seats for the AJKMC, 17 seats for the PPP, and one seat for the PML-AK. ^{[5] [6] [4]}

Aftermath

The AJKMC easily formed a government, electing Sikandar Hayat Khan as the Prime Minister and Muhammad Anwar Khan as the President. On 24 July 2001, Muhammad Sayab Khalid Khan and Sanaullah Qadri were elected as Speaker and Deputy Speaker, respectively. ^{[2] [7] [8] [9]}

References

1. "Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly". Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. Hashmi, Anees Ur Rashid; Gul, Shabnum; Khawaja, Anbrin (10 July 2024). "Significant Contribution of the 7th Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (2001-2006)". Annals of Human and Social Sciences. 5 (2): 592–603. doi: 10.35484/ahss.2024(5-II-S)56 . ISSN   2790-6809.
3. Sharma, Surinder Kumar; Hassan, Yaqoob ul; Behuria, Ashok K. (2019). Pakistan occupied Kashmir: politics, parties and personalities. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. New Delhi: Pentagon Press LLP. ISBN   978-93-86618-67-2.
4. "AJK cabinet may induct woman minister". DAWN.COM. 21 July 2002. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
5. "MC poised to form AJK govt". DAWN WIRE SERVICE. 7 July 2001. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
6. "ower struggle in Muslim Conference subsides". DAWN WIRE SERVICE. 16 July 2001. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
7. "Former Speakers Legislative Assembly of Azad Jammu and Kashmir" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine . Legislative Assembly of Azad Jammu & Kashmir website. Retrieved 21 July 2018
8. "AJK Dy Speaker accused of hurling threats". DAWN.COM. 20 June 2003. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
9. "Former Deputy Speakers Legislative Assembly of Azad Jammu and Kashmir". AJK Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 29 August 2025.