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LA-23 Neelum

AJK Legislative Assembly · 2016 election

Shah Ghulam Qadir (PML-N) won with 40,010 votes, beating Abdul Waheed (PPP) by 21,335.

About this result

Shah Ghulam Qadir of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won LA-23 Neelum in the 2016 AJK Legislative Assembly election with 40,010 of the 68,762 votes counted (58.2%). Abdul Waheed of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 21,335 votes behind. 8 candidates contested the seat. It was the largest winning margin among the 41 AJK Legislative Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Shah Ghulam Qadir
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
40,01058.2%
Abdul Waheed
Pakistan Peoples Party
18,67527.2%
Ikhlaq Rasool
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
4,7917.0%
Mansoor Ur Rehman
All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
4,7126.9%
Qazi Ghulam Sarwar
Independent
2470.4%
Mian Muhammad Asif
Independent
1910.3%
Syed Naseer Kazmi
Independent
740.1%
Muhammad Altaf Shah
Independent
620.1%

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Common questions

Who won LA-23 Neelum in 2016?

Shah Ghulam Qadir (PML-N) won with 40,010 votes (58.2%).

What was the margin of victory in LA-23 in 2016?

21,335 votes. Shah Ghulam Qadir received 40,010 votes and Abdul Waheed (PPP) received 18,675.

How many candidates contested LA-23 in 2016?

8 candidates, who received 68,762 votes between them.