LA-8 Kotli
AJK Legislative Assembly · 2026 election
Zafar Iqbal Malik (PPP) won with 19,994 votes, beating Malik Muhammad Nawaz Khan (PML-N) by 7,761.
About this result
Zafar Iqbal Malik of Pakistan Peoples Party won LA-8 Kotli in the 2026 AJK Legislative Assembly election with 19,994 of the 38,162 votes counted (52.4%). Malik Muhammad Nawaz Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) finished second, 7,761 votes behind. 19 candidates contested the seat. It was the 6th-largest winning margin among the 38 AJK Legislative Assembly seats. In 2021, LA-8 Kotli was won by Zaffar Iqbal Malik (PTI), so the seat changed hands.
Polling was held in phases and postponed in some constituencies, so these results are incomplete.
LA-8 in other elections
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Common questions
Who won LA-8 Kotli in 2026?
Zafar Iqbal Malik (PPP) won with 19,994 votes (52.4%).
What was the margin of victory in LA-8 in 2026?
7,761 votes. Zafar Iqbal Malik received 19,994 votes and Malik Muhammad Nawaz Khan (PML-N) received 12,233.
How many candidates contested LA-8 in 2026?
19 candidates, who received 38,162 votes between them.
Who won LA-8 Kotli in 2021?
Zaffar Iqbal Malik (PTI) with 17,299 votes.