MUZAFFARABAD: The third phase of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections has concluded, with unofficial and unconfirmed results emerging.
According to the unofficial results from all 214 polling stations in LA-14 Bagh-I, Jammu and Kashmir Awami Dast-o-Bazoo candidate Sajid Iqbal has been declared the winner after securing 40,474 votes.
All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference candidate Sardar Attique Khan finished second with 19,234 votes, according to the unofficial results.
Under the earlier election schedule, polling in the third phase was due to take place in seven constituencies across four districts. However, following a revision to the schedule, elections were held in three constituencies in Bagh and one in Haveli. Polling in five constituencies in Poonch and two in Sudhanoti has been postponed.
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In the first phase of the Azad Kashmir Assembly elections, polling was held for 13 seats in Mirpur Division. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) won nine seats, while the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) secured four.
The second phase covered nine seats in Muzaffarabad Division and 12 seats reserved for refugees. The PML-N won 15 seats in this phase, while the PPP secured six.
With the first two phases completed, the 45-member Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly now has the PML-N in the lead with 24 seats, followed by the PPP with 10.
The results of the third phase are expected to provide a clearer picture of the balance of political forces in the Assembly.