| LA-10 Kotli-III | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| District | Kotli District |
| Electorate | 70,533 |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | Pakistan People's Party |
| Member(s) | Chauhdry Muhammad Yasin |
| Created from | LA-8 Kotli-I |
LA-10 Kotli-III is a constituency of Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly which is currently represented by Chaudhry Muhammad Yasin of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). [1] It covers half of Kotli Tehsil in Kotli District. [2]
General elections were held on 25 July 2021. [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPP | Chaudhry Muhammad Yasin | 9,696 | 21.70 | ||
| PTI | Malik Muhammad Yousaf | 9,507 | 21.28 | ||
| Independent | Rizwan Ahmad | 5,684 | 12.72 | ||
| PML(N) | Zubair Iqbal Kiani | 3,963 | 8.87 | ||
| AJKMC | Muhammad Farooq Khan | 3,848 | 8.61 | ||
| TLP | Muhammad Tasneem Azeem | 3,400 | 7.61 | ||
| Others | Others (twenty-one candidates) | 8,576 | 19.20 | ||
| Turnout | 44,674 | 63.34 | |||
| Majority | 189 | 0.42 | |||
| Registered electors | 70,533 | ||||
| PPP win (new seat) | |||||
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