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General elections were held in Azad Kashmir on 26 June 2011 to elect the members of ninth assembly of Azad Kashmir. [1]
The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) won 21 seats, Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) 10, the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (AJKMC) 4, and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) 2. Independent candidates won three seats. All of the three independents later joined the PPP. Elections were postponed in LA-37 Kashmir Valley-II. [2]
After the election, the PPP won three reserved seats for women and one reserved seat each for ulema, technocrats, and overseas. On the other hand, the PML(N) and AJKMC each won a reserved seat for women. [3]
The PPP was able to comfortably elect Chaudhry Abdul Majid as the next Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir. He received 35 votes in the prime ministerial election while his opponent, the PML(N)'s Farooq Haider Khan, received only 11 votes. The new government consisted of the PPP, the AJKMC, and the MQM. [4]
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