LA-21 Poonch & Sudhnoti-IV

LA-21 Poonch & Sudhnoti-IV is a constituency of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly which is currently represented by Hassan Ibrahim Khan of the Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party (JKPP). It covers half of the area of Rawalakot Tehsil in Poonch District.^[1]

LA-21 Poonch & Sudhnoti-IV
Constituency for the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly
District	Poonch District
Electorate	88,220
Current constituency
Party	Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party
Member(s)	Hassan Ibrahim Khan
Created from	LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-III

Election 2016

Further information: 2016 Azad Kashmiri general election

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

General election 2016: LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-III^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPP	Sardar Khalid Ibrahim Khan	24,950
	PPP	Farzana Ahmad Yaqoob	15,965
	JI	Sardar Ejaz Afzal Khan Adovoate	4,789
	PTI	Sardar Nayyar Ayub Khan	3,886
	Independent	Sardar Liaqat Hayyat Khan	2,387
	Independent	Muhammad Nawaz	575
	Independent	Muhammad Hanif Khan Awan Advocate	269
	Independent	Dr. Muhammad Irfan Kiyani	222
	PRHP	Naveed Asghar	210
	Jammu and Kashmir National Party	Sardar Rabyaz Advocate	146
	Independent	Engineer Sardar Muhamamd Ashraf Khan	56
	Independent	Doctor Haleem	40
	Muttahida Kashmir Peoples National Party	Sardar Aftab Khan	24
Turnout			53,559

By-election 2018

A by-election was held on 30 December 2018 due to the death of Sardar Khalid Ibrahim Khan, the previous MLA from this seat.^[4]

By-election 2018: LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-III

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPP	Sardar Hassan Ibrahim Khan	17,590	36.80
	PPP	Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan	16,776	35.09
	PML(N)	Tahir Anwar Khan	10,255	21.45
	Jammu and Kashmir National Awami Party	Sardar Liaqat Hayyat Khan	2,083	4.36
	Independent	Ajmal Afsar	761	1.59
	Independent	Naveed Asghar	338	0.71
Turnout			47,803	51.72
Majority			814	1.70
Registered electors			92,427
	JKPP hold

Election 2021

Further information: 2021 Azad Kashmiri general election

General elections were held on 25 July 2021.

General election 2021: LA-21 Poonch & Sudhnoti-IV

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPP	Hassan Ibrahim Khan	8,190	23.46	13.34
	PML(N)	Tahir Anwar Khan	6,198	17.75	3.70
	PTI	Nayyar Ayub Khan	5,502	15.76
	PPP	Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan	4,410	12.63	22.46
	Independent	Muhammad Abid Khan	2,744	7.86
	Independent	Ejaz Yousaf	2,353	6.74
	AJKMC	Azhar Hussain Khan	1,526	4.37
	JI	Sardar Qayyum Afsar Khan	1,411	4.04
	Others	Others (eight candidates)	2,581	7.39
Turnout			34,915	39.58	12.14
Majority			1,992	5.71	4.01
Registered electors			88,220
	JKPP hold