LA-3 Mirpur-III

LA-3 Mirpur-III is a constituency of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly which is currently represented by Yasir Sultan Chaudhry of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. It covers the area of Mirpur city in Mirpur District.^[1]

LA-3 Mirpur-III
Constituency for the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly
District	Mirpur District
Electorate	59,494
Current constituency
Party	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Member(s)	Yasir Sultan Chaudhry

Election 2016

Further information: 2016 Azad Kashmiri general election

General elections were held on 21 July 2016.^[2]

General election 2016: LA-3 Mirpur-III^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Muhammad Saeed	19,514	52.66
	PTI	Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry	16,397	44.25
	Independent	Jahanzaib Akhtar	823	2.22
	Independent	Muhammad Afzal Mirza	125	0.34
	PPP	Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf	100	0.27
	JUI (F)	Muhammad Ikhlaq Jazbi	55	0.15
	Independent	Yasir Sultan Chaudhry	43	0.12
Turnout			37,057

By-election 2019

A by-election was held on 24 November 2019 due to the disqualification of Muhammad Saeed, the former MLA from this seat, by the Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

By-election 2019: LA-3 Mirpur-III

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PTI	Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry	17,673	50.82	6.57
	PML(N)	Chaudhry Sohaib Saeed	14,813	42.60	10.06
	TLP	Muhammad Shafiq-ur-Rehman	1,393	4.01	4.01
	Others	Others (eleven candidates)	896	3.75
Turnout			34,775	58.45
Majority			2,860	8.22
Registered electors			59,494
	PTI gain from PML(N)

Election 2021

Further information: 2021 Azad Kashmiri general election

General elections were held on 25 July 2021.

General election 2021: LA-3 Mirpur-III

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PTI	Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry	18,703	43.51	7.31
	PML(N)	Muhammad Saeed	15,556	36.19	6.41
	TLP	Umair Asghar	5,731	13.33	9.32
	PPP	Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf	1,384	3.22
	Others	Others (nineteen candidates)	1,611	3.75
Turnout			42,985	50.03
Majority			3,147	7.32
Registered electors			85,917
	PTI hold

By-election 2021

A by-election was held on 10 October 2021 due to the resignation of Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, the previous MLA from this seat, as he was elected to the office of President of Azad Kashmir.

By-election 2021: LA-3 Mirpur-III

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PTI	Yasir Sultan Chaudhry	20,142	54.09	10.58
	PML(N)	Muhammad Saeed	11,608	31.17	5.02
	TLP	Umair Asghar	3,843	10.32	3.01
	PPP	Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf	1,450	3.89	0.67
	Others	Others (eight candidates)	195	0.52
Total valid votes			37,238	99.36
Rejected ballots			238	0.64
Turnout			37,476	43.61	6.42
Majority			8,534	22.92	15.60
Registered electors			85,925
	PTI hold