The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has finalized and issued tickets for 37 constituencies of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly, ahead of the elections scheduled for July 27. This move sets the stage for a competitive electoral battle across the region.
The party’s Parliamentary Board, after a series of high-level meetings led by senior leadership, approved candidates representing all major divisions such as Mirpur, Bhimber, Kotli, Poonch, Muzaffarabad, Neelum, Haveli, as well as constituencies reserved for Jammu and Kashmir refugees residing in Pakistan.
In a significant development, former AJK prime minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan secured the ticket for LA-32 Chikar, a constituency regarded as his traditional stronghold. Meanwhile, opposition leader Shah Ghulam Qadir will contest from both Upper and Lower Neelum Valley seats (LA-25 and LA-26).
Senior party figures have also been nominated, including Chaudhry Tariq Farooq for LA-07 Bhimber City and Sardar Abdul Khaliq Wasi for the Mirpur division. Malik Muhammad Yusuf will represent Kotli (LA-10), while Sardar Amir Altaf retains the ticket for Poonch (LA-19). Khawaja Muhammad Aziz has been selected for Haveli (LA-17).
For the refugee constituencies based in Pakistan, Raja Muhammad Siddique will contest from Jammu-1 (LA-39), and Muhammad Ahmed Raza Qadri has been nominated for the Kashmir Valley refugee seat (LA-44).
The complete list of PML-N candidates for the AJK elections is as follows:
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
This comprehensive candidate list reflects PML-N’s strategic approach to securing influence across AJK’s diverse constituencies in the upcoming elections.
