LA-8 Kotli-I

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
District	Kotli District
Electorate	73,121
Current constituency
Party	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Member(s)	Zaffar Iqbal Malik

Election 2016

Further information: Azad Kashmir Election 2016

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

General election 2016: LA-8 Kotli-I^[3]

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

General election 2021: LA-8 Kotli-I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PTI	Zaffar 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