LA-42 Kashmir Valley-III

LA-42 Kashmir Valley-III
Constituency
for the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly
DistrictPunjab (excluding Lahore Division, Attock District, and Rawalpindi District)
Electorate4,461
Current constituency
PartyPakistan Muslim League (N)
MemberSyed Shaukat Ali Shah
Created fromLA-38 Kashmir Valley-III

LA-42 Kashmir Valley-III is a constituency of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly which is currently represented by Syed Shaukat Ali Shah of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)). It covers the area of Punjab (excluding Lahore Division, Attock District, and Rawalpindi District). Only refugees from the Kashmir Valley settled in Pakistan are eligible to vote in this constituency.[1]

Election 2016

General elections were held in this constituency on 21 July 2016.[2]

General election 2016: LA-38 Kashmir Valley-III[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PML(N) Syed Shaukat Ali Shah 1,082 44.77
PTI Muhammad Shah 657 27.18
Independent Muhammad Asim Shareef 443 18.33
PPP Hafeez Ahmad Butt 235 9.72
Turnout 2,417

Election 2021

Muhammad Asim Sharif of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won this seat by getting 1,254 votes.[4]

General election 2021: LA-42 Kashmir Valley-III
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Muhammad Asim Sharif 1,254 43.86 Increase16.68
PML(N) Syed Shaukat Ali Shah 1,205 42.15 Decrease2.62
JI Saeed Ahmed Khan 159 5.56 Increase5.56
PPP Hafeez Ahmed Butt 155 5.42 Decrease4.30
AJKMC Rana Sarfraz Ahmed 40 1.40 Increase1.40
Others Others (four candidates) 46 1.61
Turnout 2,859 64.09
Majority 49 1.71
Registered electors 4,461
PTI gain from PML(N)

Election 2026

General elections were held on 2 August 2026. Syed Shaukat Ali Shah won the election with 1,524 votes.[5]

General election 2026: LA-42 Kashmir Valley-III
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PML(N) Syed Shaukat Ali Shah 1,524 63.32 Increase21.17
PPP Muhammad Asim Sharif 477 19.82 Increase14.40
JI Saeed Ahmed Khan 203 8.43 Increase2.87
Independent Syed Hassan Mahmood 147 6.11
Others Others (three candidates) 56 2.33
Turnout 2,451 58.82 Decrease5.27
Total valid votes 2,407 98.20
Rejected ballots 44 1.80
Majority 1,047 43.50
Registered electors 4,167
PML(N) gain from PTI

References

  1. ↑ "LA 38 Punjab Kashmir Valley AJK Election Result 2016". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  2. ↑ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "National Assembly - Google Drive". drive.google.com. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. ↑ MASK. "LA 42 Kashmir Valley AJK Election Result 2021 Candidate Votes". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  5. ↑ "LA-42 Kashmir Valley-III Form 26 (2026)". Internet Archive. Retrieved 2026-08-03.