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07-22-2016, 12:09 AM
MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has emerged as front-runner in the polls for Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly with 28 seats to its credit, u**fficial and unconfirmed results suggested.
The PML-N has so far been ahead of all its rival political parties in Azad Kashmir election, followed by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) with two seats each. Muslim Conference has also grabbed one seat, while an independent candidate too emerged victorious in the elections.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will arrive in Muzaffarabad on Friday to thank Kashmiris for extending their support to his party in the polls, his spokesperson said.
The results continue to pour in as vote count is still underway in many constituencies.
The polling process for the 10th general elections ended for the 49 seats of the Legislative Assembly in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
Voting started at 8 AM Thursday and continued without any break till 5 PM. Strict security measures were taken to ensure a peaceful process of voting.
Voter tur**ut remained low. Locals claimed that the hot weather today had affected the tur**ut.
In AJK’s Bagh district, three political workers got injured in a clash. The polling in the area was brought to a halt due to the scuffle.
In Muzaffarabad, the workers of two political parties clashed due to which the polling stopped.
In AJK’s constituency LA-5, Supreme Court’s Justice Saeed Akram was stopped from casting a vote.
Presiding ******r Prof. Azizul Rehman said that the judge was stopped from voting as he did **t have an original Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC).
Chief Election Commissioner AJK Justice Ghulam Mustafa Mughal expressed satisfaction over the arrangements made for the elections. "We have made foolproof arrangements. ** bogus votes will be cast," he said.
He said that overall polling in the elections held in free fair and peaceful manner except few mi**r unpleasant incidents reported at some polling stations in different constituencies.
The CEC continued that those involved in mi**r unpleasant incidents at few of the polling stations were booked on the spot and punitive action has been initiated against the perpetrators.
He further said that the Election Commission made adequate arrangements coupled with every possible facility to the voters to exercise their right of franchise in absolutely free fair and peaceful environment.
After a vigorous election campaign by the political parties that ended on Tuesday, tough competition was seen in the elections, especially from the mainstream political parties such as Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz ( PML-N), Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
People will be directly electing representatives on 41 general seats, for which 423 candidates contested.
People of AJK will be directly electing 29 candidates, whereas, 12 representatives will be chosen by Kashmiris living in Pakistan.
In the polls, 26 political parties and independent candidates participated.
There are also eight Special Seats for the AJK Assembly, having five seats reserved for women, one for tech**crat, one for Ulema-e-Mushaikh (religious scholar), and one for overseas Pakistanis.
A total of 274,586 voters were registered for AJK general elections.
The number of Kashmiri voters residing in Pakistan is 438,884. A total of 5,427 polling stations were set up for the voters, out of which 1500 were declared as sensitive.
Polling also kicked off for the two AJKLA seats in Sindh, LA-30 and the LA-36.
Political parties mainly focused on Karachi because most voters of the two constituencies live in the city. There were 22 candidates contesting for the two seats. At least 49 polling stations were set up in different parts of the city.
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The PML-N has so far been ahead of all its rival political parties in Azad Kashmir election, followed by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) with two seats each. Muslim Conference has also grabbed one seat, while an independent candidate too emerged victorious in the elections.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will arrive in Muzaffarabad on Friday to thank Kashmiris for extending their support to his party in the polls, his spokesperson said.
The results continue to pour in as vote count is still underway in many constituencies.
The polling process for the 10th general elections ended for the 49 seats of the Legislative Assembly in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.
Voting started at 8 AM Thursday and continued without any break till 5 PM. Strict security measures were taken to ensure a peaceful process of voting.
Voter tur**ut remained low. Locals claimed that the hot weather today had affected the tur**ut.
In AJK’s Bagh district, three political workers got injured in a clash. The polling in the area was brought to a halt due to the scuffle.
In Muzaffarabad, the workers of two political parties clashed due to which the polling stopped.
In AJK’s constituency LA-5, Supreme Court’s Justice Saeed Akram was stopped from casting a vote.
Presiding ******r Prof. Azizul Rehman said that the judge was stopped from voting as he did **t have an original Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC).
Chief Election Commissioner AJK Justice Ghulam Mustafa Mughal expressed satisfaction over the arrangements made for the elections. "We have made foolproof arrangements. ** bogus votes will be cast," he said.
He said that overall polling in the elections held in free fair and peaceful manner except few mi**r unpleasant incidents reported at some polling stations in different constituencies.
The CEC continued that those involved in mi**r unpleasant incidents at few of the polling stations were booked on the spot and punitive action has been initiated against the perpetrators.
He further said that the Election Commission made adequate arrangements coupled with every possible facility to the voters to exercise their right of franchise in absolutely free fair and peaceful environment.
After a vigorous election campaign by the political parties that ended on Tuesday, tough competition was seen in the elections, especially from the mainstream political parties such as Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz ( PML-N), Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
People will be directly electing representatives on 41 general seats, for which 423 candidates contested.
People of AJK will be directly electing 29 candidates, whereas, 12 representatives will be chosen by Kashmiris living in Pakistan.
In the polls, 26 political parties and independent candidates participated.
There are also eight Special Seats for the AJK Assembly, having five seats reserved for women, one for tech**crat, one for Ulema-e-Mushaikh (religious scholar), and one for overseas Pakistanis.
A total of 274,586 voters were registered for AJK general elections.
The number of Kashmiri voters residing in Pakistan is 438,884. A total of 5,427 polling stations were set up for the voters, out of which 1500 were declared as sensitive.
Polling also kicked off for the two AJKLA seats in Sindh, LA-30 and the LA-36.
Political parties mainly focused on Karachi because most voters of the two constituencies live in the city. There were 22 candidates contesting for the two seats. At least 49 polling stations were set up in different parts of the city.
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