Re-polling set for Aug 15 at some polling stations in two Bagh constituencies of AJK
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission on Tuesday ordered re-polling at some polling stations in two constituencies in Poonch Division’s Bagh district. Polling in four constituencies of Bagh and Haveli districts was held on Monday as part of the third and final phase of AJK elections. Balloting in the Poonch and Sudhnoti districts had been postponed over law and order concerns in…
The Election Commission of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has announced re-polling on August 15 for nine polling stations in LA-15 (Bagh Central) and 14 polling stations in LA-16 (Bagh East) in Bagh district. This comes after some polling stations could not begin on time or were disrupted and subsequently cancelled during the third and final phase of the elections.
LA-15 is currently being led by the Pakistan People's Party's (PPP) Sardar Ziaul Qamar with 16,637 votes, while the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N)'s Mushtaq Ahmed Minhas trails with 15,015 votes. Meanwhile, in LA-16, PML-N's Sardar Mir Akbar is leading PPP's Sardar Qamaruz Zaman with 19,515 votes compared to Zaman's 16,290. Re-polling will impact a total of about 7,200 votes in the affected stations.
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