Hassan Khalid Ibrahim Khan Wins Bye-election LA-3 (Poonch) Seat Of AJK Legislative Assembly

MIRPUR (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Dec, 2018 ) : Dec. 30 (APP)::AJK's ruling PML (N) and PPP (AJK Chapter's) Candidates Tahir Anwar and Sardar Yaqoob Khan respectively suffered defeat in the polls: AJK's Founder President late Sardar Khalid Ibrahim Khan's grand son Hassan Khalid Ibrahim Khan, candidate of JKPP, has won the keenly-contested bye-election to the vacant seat in his parent constituency (LA 19 � Poonch-3) of AJJK Legislative Assembly, held on Sunday with a clear margin.

Hassan defeated his nearest rival Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan, nominee of PPP (AJK), ex President and Prime Minister of Azad Jammu Kashmir and Sardar Tahir Anwar, candidate of AJK's incumbent ruling PML (N) AJK Chapter and a former minister of AJK besides other three candidates, unofficial results issued by Returning officer LA-19, Poonch III, issued on Sunday evening said.

The victorious Hassan Ibrahim Khan of Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party secured 17590 votes against his nearest rival Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan of PPP AJK who bagged 16776 votes.

The sitting AJK ruling PML (N) party’s candidate Tahir Anwar Khan remained third in the list of the contestants who obtained 10255 votes facing a convincing defeat in the polls despite being the candidate of the AJK’s ruling PML (N).

Three other candidates who suffered defeat in the elections include Liaqat Hayat (2083 votes), Ajmal Afser (761 votes) and Naveed Asghar got 338 votes, according to the written unofficial results issued by Sardar Arbab Azam Khan, Returning officer LA-19, Poonch III, in Rawalakot today.

The seat had fallen vacant following the death of the 5-time elected member of the AJK Legislative Assembly Sardar Khalid Ibrahim Khan due to brain hammerage , father of the triumphant Hassan Ibrahim Khan few months back.

Syed Nishaat Hussain Kazmi, Central Secretary General of Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party and other central leaders of the party have felicitated the population of AJK in general and the constituency in particular for the historic success of Hassan Ibrahim Khan in the election.

In a message of felicitation, Kazmi, also former President of the JKPP, termed the success of Hassan as the victory of the high traditions of fair, truth and neat and clean politics besides the mission of his late father Sardar Khalid Ibrahim Khan and the grand father late founder president of AJK Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan who lend their entire lives for the cause of Kashmir freedom struggle and for securing and safeguarding the rights of the people of Azad Jammu Kashmir besides for the progress and prosperity of the liberated territory.