AJK elections: 427 in the run for 41 seats
128 contestants are running for the 12 constituencies spread over four provinces of Pakistan.
MUZAFFARABAD:
The election commission of Azad kashmir has issued the final list of contestants belonging to 25 political parties as well as independent candidates for the upcoming Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly elections scheduled for June 26.
Election Commission Secretary Younus Qureshi told The Express Tribune that 772 candidates had filed nominations for 41 constituencies in the state, and 12 constituencies of Kashmiri refugees in Pakistan. Of them nomination papers of 427 have been found in order and declared illegible for taking part in the election; 299 have been firmed up for the 29 constituencies. The highest number of candidates in the run is from Bhimber District constituency number 3, where 20 candidates have filed their nominations, while the lowest nominations are in constituency number 5 in Muzaffarabad District.
He said 128 contestants are running for the 12 constituencies spread over four provinces of Pakistan, while 77 nominees have decided to contest from the 12 constituencies reserved for refugees.
He further said all nominations have been declared valid. However, 295 candidates out of 594 withdrew their papers from 29 constituencies, while 50 candidates out of 178 withdrew from the 12 constituencies of refugees. He also said 27 candidates have filed their papers from Jammu-VI constituency, while 11 are contesting from Vally-I and Valley-V.
According to official sources, a list of 53 candidates who are running for four constituencies from Mirpur District are: Ibrar Hussain Shah, Raja Ijaz Dilawar, Anwar Latif Dar, Syed Amer Hussain Bukhari, Bilal Ali, Tahir Qayyum, Abdul Ghaffar Akhtar, Raja Ali Zaman, Ghulam Rabani, Faisal Ahmed Mushtaq, Luqman Anjum Sultan, Majid Hussain, Muhammad Afser Shahid, Masood Khalid, Muhammad Shafiq Ratvi, Muhammad Waqar Aslam Kiyani, Nadeem Khan Kiyani and Nouman Kamal Khan from LA-I constituency.
Similarly, 10 candidates are contesting from LA-II. They are AJK-PPP President Abdul Majeed, Idrees Shan, Iftikhar Hussain, Khalid Mehmood, Zulfiqar Ali, Sarfraz Khan, Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Ilyas, Mehmood Hussain and Wasim Mehmood Khan.
The 12 candidates contesting from LA-III are City Mayor Muhammad Ashraf, former PM Sultan Mahmood, former minister Arshad Mehmood Ghazi, Ashfaqur Rehman, Iftikhar Ahmed Khokher, Malik Shahid Majeed Khan, Abdul Sitaar, Abdul Qayyum Qamar, Mirza Latif, Raja Manzoor Hussain, Nasir Saeed and Yasir Sultan.
The 13 candidates contesting from LA-IV are: Chaudhry Arshad Hussain, Raja Navid Akhter Goga, Mirza Shabbir Kanwal Jiraal, Altaf Hussain, Muhammad Muddassar, Asif Mahmood, Junaid Akhter, Shiraz Akram, Irfan Hameed, Aveena Rukhsar, Fatima Bibi, Muhammad Rafiq and Chaudhry Nabeelur Rehman. With additional input from APP
Published in The Express Tribune, June 13th, 2011.
The election commission of Azad kashmir has issued the final list of contestants belonging to 25 political parties as well as independent candidates for the upcoming Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly elections scheduled for June 26.
Election Commission Secretary Younus Qureshi told The Express Tribune that 772 candidates had filed nominations for 41 constituencies in the state, and 12 constituencies of Kashmiri refugees in Pakistan. Of them nomination papers of 427 have been found in order and declared illegible for taking part in the election; 299 have been firmed up for the 29 constituencies. The highest number of candidates in the run is from Bhimber District constituency number 3, where 20 candidates have filed their nominations, while the lowest nominations are in constituency number 5 in Muzaffarabad District.
He said 128 contestants are running for the 12 constituencies spread over four provinces of Pakistan, while 77 nominees have decided to contest from the 12 constituencies reserved for refugees.
He further said all nominations have been declared valid. However, 295 candidates out of 594 withdrew their papers from 29 constituencies, while 50 candidates out of 178 withdrew from the 12 constituencies of refugees. He also said 27 candidates have filed their papers from Jammu-VI constituency, while 11 are contesting from Vally-I and Valley-V.
According to official sources, a list of 53 candidates who are running for four constituencies from Mirpur District are: Ibrar Hussain Shah, Raja Ijaz Dilawar, Anwar Latif Dar, Syed Amer Hussain Bukhari, Bilal Ali, Tahir Qayyum, Abdul Ghaffar Akhtar, Raja Ali Zaman, Ghulam Rabani, Faisal Ahmed Mushtaq, Luqman Anjum Sultan, Majid Hussain, Muhammad Afser Shahid, Masood Khalid, Muhammad Shafiq Ratvi, Muhammad Waqar Aslam Kiyani, Nadeem Khan Kiyani and Nouman Kamal Khan from LA-I constituency.
Similarly, 10 candidates are contesting from LA-II. They are AJK-PPP President Abdul Majeed, Idrees Shan, Iftikhar Hussain, Khalid Mehmood, Zulfiqar Ali, Sarfraz Khan, Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Ilyas, Mehmood Hussain and Wasim Mehmood Khan.
The 12 candidates contesting from LA-III are City Mayor Muhammad Ashraf, former PM Sultan Mahmood, former minister Arshad Mehmood Ghazi, Ashfaqur Rehman, Iftikhar Ahmed Khokher, Malik Shahid Majeed Khan, Abdul Sitaar, Abdul Qayyum Qamar, Mirza Latif, Raja Manzoor Hussain, Nasir Saeed and Yasir Sultan.
The 13 candidates contesting from LA-IV are: Chaudhry Arshad Hussain, Raja Navid Akhter Goga, Mirza Shabbir Kanwal Jiraal, Altaf Hussain, Muhammad Muddassar, Asif Mahmood, Junaid Akhter, Shiraz Akram, Irfan Hameed, Aveena Rukhsar, Fatima Bibi, Muhammad Rafiq and Chaudhry Nabeelur Rehman. With additional input from APP
Published in The Express Tribune, June 13th, 2011.