PTI won through rigging in Kashmir elections, alleges Bilawal Bhutto
LAHORE (92 News) - PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto alleged that the PTI won the Kashmir polls through rigging in Azad Jammu Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections held on Sunday.
Taking to Twitter, Bilawal Bhutto claimed the election commission had failed to take action against the PTI for violating electoral rules. The PPP chairman said that his party has emerged as largest opposition party in Azad Kashmir despite irregularities.
Bilawal Bhutto said that PTI resorted to violence and rigging in the elections and Election Commission failed to take action against PTI for violating electoral rules.
The PPP chairman also said that his party has emerged as largest opposition party in Azad Kashmir despite irregularities.
He also lauded PPP Azad Kashmir team and said that he is incredibly proud of them for putting up a good fight and securing 3 more seats from last time.
PTI resorted to violence & rigging in #AJKElections2021 . ECP failed to take action vs PTI for violating electoral rules. Despite this, PPP emerged as largest opposition party in AJK with 11 seats, up from 3 seats last time. incredibly proud of PPPAJK for putting up a good fight. pic.twitter.com/lAUXCp72Kw
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) July 26, 2021
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has clinched most seats in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly and got simple majority to form the next government in AJK.
According to unofficial and unconfirmed results, the PTI won in 25 constituencies — nine of them in Pakistan — followed by the Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) in 10 constituencies (one of them in Pakistan) and PML-N in six constituencies (two of them in Pakistan).
Muslim Conference and Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Party have secured one seat each.
Among the winners was PTI’s regional chief Barrister Sultan Mahmood who secured his seventh success in the nine general elections held in LA-3, Mirpur-III since 1985. Apart from these nine general elections, two by-elections were also held in this constituency and both were won by him. The only elections he could not win were the general elections of 1991 and 2016.
Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry, Khawaja Ahmed Farooq, Sardar Tanvir Ilyas, Diwan Khan Chughtai, Chaudhry Arshad and Ch. Anwar-ul-Haq have won their seats.
PML-N candidates Raja Farooq Haider and Shah Ghulam Qadir have also retained their seats.
Ex-Prime Minister of AJK and chief of Muslim Conference Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan has been declared successful on LA-14 Bagh.
A total of 587 candidates contested the elections in 33 constituencies of Azad Kashmir districts and 121 candidates on 12 constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir refugees settled in Pakistan.
Talking to APP, AJK Secretary Election Commission Muhammad Ghazanfar Khan said the General Elections were held in a free, fair and transparent manner.
He expressed satisfaction over the law and order and appreciated the performance of the police and the Pakistan army for ensuring the peaceful conduct of the elections.
