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PML-N issues tickets for 37 AJK constituencies ahead of July 27 polls
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- Muhammad Faizan Khan
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has finalised and issued party tickets for 37 constituencies of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly, setting the stage for a closely contested election scheduled for July 27.
According to a formal notification issued on the recommendations of the PML-N Parliamentary Board, the party has fielded candidates across all major divisions, including Mirpur, Bhimber, Kotli, Poonch, Muzaffarabad, Neelum, Haveli, as well as Jammu and Kashmir refugee constituencies based in Pakistan.
The selection process was concluded after a series of high-level meetings of the parliamentary board, overseen by the party’s senior leadership, finalising a mix of veteran politicians, regional power brokers and emerging figures.
Former AJK prime minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan has been awarded the ticket for LA-32 Chikar, a constituency considered his traditional stronghold.
Meanwhile, AJK opposition leader Shah Ghulam Qadir has been fielded from both Upper and Lower Neelum Valley constituencies (LA-25 and LA-26).
Senior PML-N leader Chaudhry Tariq Farooq will contest from LA-07 Bhimber City, while Sardar Abdul Khaliq Wasi has been nominated for the Mirpur division seat.
Malik Muhammad Yusuf will contest from Kotli (LA-10), and Sardar Amir Altaf has retained the Poonch constituency ticket (LA-19). Khawaja Muhammad Aziz has been awarded the ticket for Haveli (LA-17).
For refugee constituencies based in Pakistan, Raja Muhammad Siddique has been fielded from the Jammu-1 seat (LA-39), while Muhammad Ahmed Raza Qadri will contest the Kashmir Valley refugee seat (LA-44).
Complete roster of PML-N candidates for AJK elections
LA-02 Chaksawari — Azeem Bakhsh Chaudhary
LA-03 Mirpur City — Ch Muhammad Saeed
LA-04 Khari — Rukhsar Ahmed
LA-05 Barnala — Waqar Ahmed Noor
LA-06 Samahni — Muhammad Razzaq Choudhary
LA-07 Bhimber City — Ch. Tariq Farooq
LA-09 Nakial — Umair Naeem
LA-10 Kotli — Fateh Mahmood Ul Hassan
LA-11 Sehnsa — Muhammad Asif
LA-12 Charhoi — Muhammad Riasat Khan
LA-13 Khuiratta — Ayaz Ahmed
LA-14 Dhirkot — Raja Fiasal Azad
LA-15 Wasti Bagh — Mushtaq Ahmed Minhas
LA-16 Sharqi Bagh — Sardar Mir Akbar Khan
LA-17 Havelly — Ch. Mohsin Aziz
LA-19 Hajira — Sardar Amer Altaf Khan
LA-20 Khaigala — Abdul Rashid Khan
LA-21 Rawalakot City — Tahir Anwar Khan
LA-23 Plandri — Muhammad Najeeb Khan
LA-24 Baloch — Farooq Ahmad Tahir
LA-25 Upper Neelum — Shah Ghulam Qadir
LA-26 Lower Neelum — Shah Ghulam Qadir
LA-27 Kutla — Noreen Arif
LA-29 Muzaffabad City — Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani
LA-30 Hatian Dopatta — Dr. Mustafa Bashir Abbasi
LA-31 Khawara — Saqib Majeed Raja
LA-32 Chikar — Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan
LA-33 Leepa — Chaudhry Muhammad Rasheed
LA-34 Jammu-1 — Nasir Hussain Dar
LA-35 Jammu-2 — Ch. Muhammad Ismail
LA-37 Jammu-4 — Maryam Javed
LA-38 Jammu-5 — Zeeshan Ali
LA-39 Jammu-6 — Raja Muhammad Siddique
LA-40 Valley-1 — Muhammad Naeem Khan
LA-42 Valley-3 — Syed Shaukat Ali Shah
LA-43 Valley-4 — Muhammad Yasin Loon
LA-44 Valley-5 — Muhammad Ahmed Raza Qadri
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