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LA-22 Poonch

AJK Legislative Assembly · 2016 election

Farooq Ahmad Tahir (PML-N) won with 26,270 votes, beating Sardar Faheem Akhtar (PPP) by 6,864.

About this result

Farooq Ahmad Tahir of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won LA-22 Poonch in the 2016 AJK Legislative Assembly election with 26,270 of the 51,479 votes counted (51%). Sardar Faheem Akhtar of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 6,864 votes behind. 9 candidates contested the seat.

CandidateVotes
Farooq Ahmad Tahir
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
26,27051.0%
Sardar Faheem Akhtar
Pakistan Peoples Party
19,40637.7%
Sajjad Hussain Sajid
All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
3,2246.3%
Raja Ibrar ul Haq Minhas
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
1,7423.4%
Muhammad Abbas
Sunni Ittehad Council
3350.7%
Jabir Karim
Independent
2540.5%
Mumtaz Afzal
Independent
1380.3%
Abid Hussain
Independent
640.1%
Farooq Arshad Khan
Independent
460.1%

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Common questions

Who won LA-22 Poonch in 2016?

Farooq Ahmad Tahir (PML-N) won with 26,270 votes (51%).

What was the margin of victory in LA-22 in 2016?

6,864 votes. Farooq Ahmad Tahir received 26,270 votes and Sardar Faheem Akhtar (PPP) received 19,406.

How many candidates contested LA-22 in 2016?

9 candidates, who received 51,479 votes between them.