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LA-12 Kotli

AJK Legislative Assembly · 2026 election

Muhammad Riasat Khan (PML-N) won with 35,168 votes, beating Muhammad Yasin Chaudhry (PPP) by 4,848.

About this result

Muhammad Riasat Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won LA-12 Kotli in the 2026 AJK Legislative Assembly election with 35,168 of the 67,838 votes counted (51.8%). Muhammad Yasin Chaudhry of Pakistan Peoples Party finished second, 4,848 votes behind. 15 candidates contested the seat. In 2021, LA-12 Kotli was won by Muhammad Yasin Chaudhary (PPP), so the seat changed hands.

CandidateVotes
Muhammad Riasat Khan
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
35,16851.8%
Muhammad Yasin Chaudhry
Pakistan Peoples Party
30,32044.7%
Ghafarat Shahid
Independent
1,0141.5%
Abdul Ghafoor
Independent
3150.5%
Sabiha Siddique
Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party
2430.4%
Aftab Ahmad Khan
Independent
1950.3%
Basharat Hussain Tabassum
Independent
1340.2%
Muhammad Rafiq
Independent
1230.2%
Mazhar Ameen
Independent
1010.1%
Muhammad Masood Khan
Independent
660.1%
Nadeem Ahmad
Independent
590.1%
Muhammad Nadeem
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
580.1%
Muhammad Muneer
Independent
250.0%
Haider Ali Tipu
Independent
100.0%
Azhar Hussain
Independent
70.0%

Polling was held in phases and postponed in some constituencies, so these results are incomplete.

LA-12 in other elections

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Common questions

Who won LA-12 Kotli in 2026?

Muhammad Riasat Khan (PML-N) won with 35,168 votes (51.8%).

What was the margin of victory in LA-12 in 2026?

4,848 votes. Muhammad Riasat Khan received 35,168 votes and Muhammad Yasin Chaudhry (PPP) received 30,320.

How many candidates contested LA-12 in 2026?

15 candidates, who received 67,838 votes between them.

Who won LA-12 Kotli in 2021?

Muhammad Yasin Chaudhary (PPP) with 21,527 votes.