Fawad Chaudhry claims victory from Pind Dadan Khan, Khewra

The Federal Minister said that from the turnout rate, it seems that the common man has shown a keen interest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir polls and expressed full confidence in the electoral process.

In a Tweet, he said, Inshallah Imran Khan's government in Kashmir and will strengthen the people.

المدللہ تحصیل پنڈدادنخان اور کھیوڑہ سے PTI کامیاب ہو گئ ہے کشمیر کے انتخابات میں پولنگ کی شرح سے لگتا ہےعام آدمی نے ان انتخابات میں بھرپور دلچسپی لی ہے اور انتخابی عمل پر بھرپور اعتماد کا اظہار کیا ہے انشاللہ کشمیر میں عمران خان کی حکومت مقبوضہ کشمیر کے عوام کیلئے باعث تقویت ہوگی

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) July 25, 2021

The vote count is in progress in all 45 constituencies of Azad and Jammu Kashmir after polling concluded at 5 pm on Sunday.

The counting is being held in AJK and different parts of Pakistan amid tight security for the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections.

AJK has a total of 3.2 million voters, out of which 1.75 million are male and 1.46 million are female.

There are 33 electoral constituencies in the ten districts of AJK, while 12 constituencies are reserved for Pakistan-based Jammu & Kashmir refugees. Polling booths in all the provinces have been set up for the refugees. 

Over 2.8 million voters have been registered in 33 AJK constituencies and 0.4 million in 12 Jammu Kashmir refugees based in various parts of Pakistan. 

A total of 691 candidates, including 381 belonging to a total of 32 registered political parties and a total of 310 independent candidates, are in the run to win the election for 45 seats.

The elections are being held under the supervision of AJK Judiciary, Pakistan Army and Rangers with the coordination of the local civil law enforcement institutions.