LA-8 Kotli-I
Electoral district in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
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LA-8 Kotli-I is a constituency of Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly which is currently represented by Zaffar Iqbal Malik of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). It covers half of Kotli Tehsil in Kotli District.[1]
| LA-8 Kotli-I | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
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| District | Kotli District |
| Electorate | 73,121 |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| Member | Zaffar Iqbal Malik |
Election 2016
General elections were held on 21 July 2016.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJKMC | Malik Muhammad Nawaz | 23,577 | |||
| PML(N) | Malik Muhammad Yusaf | 22,356 | |||
| PPP | Muhammad Ilyas Chaudry | 7,880 | |||
| Independent | Muhammad Masood Raza | 534 | |||
| JUI (F) | Ibrar Mughal | 93 | |||
| Independent | Altaf Hussain | 89 | |||
| Independent | Mobushir Ali | 79 | |||
| Sunni Ittehad Council | Abdul Rehman Khan | 52 | |||
| Independent | Abdul Hammed | 30 | |||
| Turnout | 54,690 | ||||
Election 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Zafar Iqbal Malik | 17,299 | 36.53 | ||
| AJKMC | Malik Muhammad Nawaz Khan | 12,107 | 25.57 | ||
| PML(N) | Zulfiqar Ali | 7,598 | 16.05 | ||
| TLP | Malik Zaheer Ahmad | 4,181 | 8.83 | ||
| PPP | Muhammad Aftab Anjum | 2,818 | 5.95 | ||
| Independent | Chaudhry Muhammad Zaman | 2,007 | 4.24 | ||
| Others | Others (seven candidates) | 1,341 | 2.83 | ||
| Turnout | 47,351 | 64.76 | |||
| Majority | 5,192 | 10.97 | |||
| Registered electors | 73,121 | ||||
| PTI gain from AJKMC | |||||
Election 2026
General elections were held on 27 July 2026. Zafar Iqbal Malik of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) won the election with 19,994 votes.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPP | Zafar Iqbal Malik | 19,994 | 52.39 |  46.44 | |
| PML(N) | Malik Muhammad Nawaz Khan | 12,233 | 32.05 | 16.00 | |
| Independent | Farhat Arshad | 2,128 | 5.58 | ||
| IPP | Zulfiqar Ali | 1,820 | 4.77 | ||
| Others | Others (fifteen candidates) | 1,988 | 5.21 | ||
| Turnout | 38,793 | 42.95 |  21.81 | ||
| Total valid votes | 38,163 | 98.38 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 630 | 1.62 | |||
| Majority | 7,761 | 20.34 | |||
| Registered electors | 90,327 | ||||
| PPP gain from PTI | |||||
