LA-18 Poonch
AJK Legislative Assembly · 2021 election
Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi (PTI) won with 24,232 votes, beating Ch. Muhammad Yasin Gulshan (PML-N) by 8,463.
About this result
Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf won LA-18 Poonch in the 2021 AJK Legislative Assembly election with 24,232 of the 59,921 votes counted (40.4%). Ch. Muhammad Yasin Gulshan of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 8,463 votes behind. 22 candidates contested the seat. It was the 2nd-largest winning margin among the 45 AJK Legislative Assembly seats. In 2016, LA-18 Poonch was won by Sardar Khan Bahadur Khan (PML-N), so the seat changed hands.
LA-18 in other elections
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Common questions
Who won LA-18 Poonch in 2021?
Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi (PTI) won with 24,232 votes (40.4%).
What was the margin of victory in LA-18 in 2021?
8,463 votes. Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi received 24,232 votes and Ch. Muhammad Yasin Gulshan (PML-N) received 15,769.
How many candidates contested LA-18 in 2021?
22 candidates, who received 59,921 votes between them.
Who won LA-18 Poonch in 2016?
Sardar Khan Bahadur Khan (PML-N) with 23,668 votes.