8th Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly آزاد کشمیراسمبلی | |
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| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Prime Minister | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 49 |
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Political groups | Government (34)
Opposition (14) |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 21 July 2016 |
| Meeting place | |
| Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir | |
| Website | |
| www | |
General elections were held in Azad Kashmir on 21 July 2016 to elect 41 members of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Polling started at 8:00am and continued till 5:00pm without any break.
| Constituency | Political Party | Member |
|---|---|---|
| LA-1 Dadyal | PMLN | Masood Khalid Advocate [1] |
| LA-2 Chakswari/Islamgarh | PPP | Ch. Abdul Majeed |
| LA-3 Mirpur City | PTI | Barister Sultan Mehmood Ch. |
| LA-4 Khari Sharif | PMLN | Ch Rukhsar Ahmed |
| LA-5 Barnala | PMLN | Waqar Ahmad Noor |
| LA-6 Samahni | Independent | Ch. Ali Shan Soni |
| LA-7 Bhimber City | PMLN | Ch Tariq Farooq |
| LA-8 Kotli City | MC | Malik Muhammad Nawaz Khan |
| LA-9 Nakyal Dist Kotli | PMLN | Sardar Farooq Sikander |
| LA-10 Sehnsa | PMLN | Raja Naseer Ahmed Khan |
| LA-11 Charhoi | PPP | Ch. Muhammad Yasin [2] |
| LA-12 Khoiratta | PMLN | Raja Nisar Ahmed Khan |
| LA-13 Dheerkot | MC | Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan |
| LA-14 Wasti Bagh | PMLN | Mushtaq Minhas |
| LA-15 Sharqi Bagh | PMLN | Sardar Mir Akbar Khan |
| LA-16 Forward Kahuta Haveli | PMLN | Ch Muhammad Aziz |
| LA-17 Abbas Pur | PMLN | Ch Yasin Gulshan |
| LA-18 Hajeera | PMLN | Sardar Aamir Iltaf |
| LA-19 Rawlakot | JK Peoples Party | Sardar Hassan Ibrahim Khan |
| LA-20 Thorar | MC | Muhammad Sagheer Khan |
| LA-21 Palandri Sudhnoti | PMLN | Dr. Muhammad Najeeb Naqi Khan |
| LA-22 Baloch Sadhnoti | PMLN | Sardar Farooq Ahmed Tahir |
| LA-23 Athmuqam Neelum | PMLN | Shah Ghulam Qadir |
| LA-24 Pateeka | PMLN | Noreen Arif |
| LA-25 Lachrat | PMLN | Ch Shehzad Mehmood |
| LA-26 Muzaffarabad City | PMLN | Syed Iftekhar Ali Gilani |
| LA-27 Khawra | PMLN | Raja Abdul Qayyum Khan |
| LA-28 Chukar Hattian Bala | PMLN | Raja Farooq Haider Khan |
| LA-29 Leepa | PMLN | Mustafa Bashir |
| LA-30 Jammu-1 Karachi/Punjab | PMLN | Nasir Hussain Dar |
| LA-31 Jammu-2 Gujranwala/Hafizabad | PMLN | Ch. Muhammad Ismaeel |
| LA-32 Jammu-3 Sialkot | PMLN | Muhammad Ishaq |
| LA-33 Jammu-4 Narowal | PMLN | Mian Muhammad Yasir Rashid |
| LA-34 Jammu-5 Gujrat/M.B.Din/Wazirabad | PMLN | Ch. Javed Akhtar |
| LA-35 Jammu-6 Rawalpindi | PMLN | Raja Muhammad Siddique |
| LA-36 Valley-1 Karachi | PPP | Amir Abdul Ghaffar |
| LA-37 Valley-2 Lahore | PTI | Ghulam Mohy-ud-din Deewan |
| LA-38 Valley-3 Jhelum/Multan | PMLN | Syed Shaukat Ali Shah |
| LA-39 Valley-4 Rawalpindi | PMLN | Asad Aleem Shah |
| LA-40 Valley-5 Rawalpindi/Islamabad/Murree | PMLN | Muhammad Ahmed Raza Qadri |
| LA-41 Valley-6 Peshawar/Mansehra (KPK) | PTI | Abdul Majid Khan |
| Reserved seat | Reserved seat | Mrs.Riffat Aziz |
| Reserved seat | Reserved seat | Mrs. Sehrish Qamar |
| Reserved seat | Reserved seat | Mrs.Shazia Akbar Ch. |
| Reserved seat | Reserved seat | Mrs. Faiza Imtiaz |
| Reserved seat | Reserved seat | Mrs.Naseema Khatoon |
| Reserved seat | Reserved seat | Syed Muhammad Ali Raza Bukhari |
| Reserved seat | Reserved seat | Javed Iqbal |
| Reserved seat | Reserved seat | Abdul Rashid Turabi |
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