LA-12-Charhoi: Complete unofficial, unconfirmed result
- By Sheeraz Soomro -
- Jul 28, 2026

In LA-12 (Charhoi), Raja Riasat of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) won the constituency according to the preliminary unofficial election results.
He secured 35,168 votes, receiving strong electoral support to claim victory.
The result is provisional and will become official after the relevant election authorities complete the final vote counting and verification process.
A total of 126 candidates, including nominees of various political parties and independent contenders, are contesting the elections in six constituencies. There are 1,401,439 registered voters across the district.
For the polling process, 2,454 polling stations were established across Mirpur Division, including 597 in Mirpur, 1,107 in Kotli and 608 in Bhimber.
Election authorities declared a large number of polling stations as sensitive or highly sensitive. In LA-8 Raj Mahal-I, 66 polling stations were categorised as highly sensitive, 44 as sensitive and 43 as normal. In LA-9 Kotli-II, 113 polling stations were declared highly sensitive and 63 sensitive, with none falling in the normal category.
Similarly, LA-11 Sehnsa Kotli-IV has 77 highly sensitive and 91 sensitive polling stations, while all 113 polling stations in LA-12 Charhoi Kotli-V were declared highly sensitive. In LA-13 Kotli-VI, 91 polling stations were categorised as highly sensitive, 51 as sensitive and 51 as normal. Additional security personnel were deployed at sensitive and highly sensitive polling stations to ensure peaceful polling.
A day before polling, the Election Commission suspended and arrested two presiding officers in Kotli after they allegedly failed to report to their assigned polling stations and instead went to a private residence. New presiding officers were appointed in their place.
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