PML-N secures 5 out of 7 reserved seats up for grabs in AJK Legislative Assembly
MUZAFFARABAD: The PML-N bagged five while the PPP won two of the seven reserved seats that were up for grabs in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly on Monday. Under Article 22(1) of the AJK Constitution, the Legislative Assembly consists of 53 members, including 45 members elected directly through adult franchise and eight members chosen by directly elected representatives. The…
In the recent Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly election, the PML-N secured five out of the seven reserved seats up for grabs. The PPP, on the other hand, won two of these reserved seats. Under Article 22(1) of the AJK Constitution, the Legislative Assembly features 53 members in total, comprising 45 directly elected representatives and eight selected by directly elected members.
The seven reserved seats include five for women, one for Ulema-i-Din or Mashaikh well-versed in Islamic teachings, one for Jammu and Kashmir State subjects residing abroad, and one for technocrats and other professionals. Chaudhry Abdul Rehman Arain of the PML-N was declared elected unopposed for the seat reserved for state subjects residing abroad.
Meanwhile, PML-N's Sehrish Qamar, Maryam Idrees, and Maryam Zaman (known as Maryam Kashmiri) each secured one of the three reserved seats for women. Zobia Khurshid Raja of the PPP claimed the last remaining seat for women after a tie was broken by drawing lots. For the seat reserved for Ulema and Mashaikh, Mohammad Mazhar Saeed of the PML-N defeated Hafiz Tariq Mahmood of the PPP with 26 votes, while PML-N's Barrister Syed Iftikhar Gillani won the seat for technocrats and professionals with 26 votes, outpacing Sahibzada Zulfiqar Ali of the PPP by 14 votes.
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