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LA-8 Kotli

AJK Legislative Assembly · 2016 election

Malik Muhammad Nawaz (MC) won with 23,577 votes, beating Malik Muhammad Yousif (PML-N) by 1,221.

About this result

Malik Muhammad Nawaz of All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference won LA-8 Kotli in the 2016 AJK Legislative Assembly election with 23,577 of the 54,690 votes counted (43.1%). Malik Muhammad Yousif of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 1,221 votes behind. 9 candidates contested the seat. It was the 8th-closest result among the 41 AJK Legislative Assembly seats.

CandidateVotes
Malik Muhammad Nawaz
All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
23,57743.1%
Malik Muhammad Yousif
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
22,35640.9%
Muhammad Ilyas Chaudhary
Pakistan Peoples Party
7,88014.4%
Muhammad Masood Raza
Independent
5341.0%
Ibrar Mughal
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
930.2%
Altaf Hussain
Independent
890.2%
Mobushir Ali
Independent
790.1%
Abdul Rehman Khan
Sunni Ittehad Council
520.1%
Abdul Hameed
Independent
300.1%

LA-8 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won LA-8 Kotli in 2016?

Malik Muhammad Nawaz (MC) won with 23,577 votes (43.1%).

What was the margin of victory in LA-8 in 2016?

1,221 votes. Malik Muhammad Nawaz received 23,577 votes and Malik Muhammad Yousif (PML-N) received 22,356.

How many candidates contested LA-8 in 2016?

9 candidates, who received 54,690 votes between them.