ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Wednesday announced the distribution of three more tickets among candidates for the upcoming Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly elections 2026.
According to the official statement, PPP has nominated Sardar Zia ul Qamar as its candidate for LA-15 Central Bagh.
The party has also awarded its ticket to Sardar Ahmed Saghir for LA-22 Pachiot in District Rawalakot, while Mian Abdul Waheed has been picked as the PPP candidate for LA-25 Upper Neelum.
The development came after former Prime Minister of AJK Sardar Tanveer Ilyas parted ways with the Pakistan Peoples Party after differences with the party over the distribution of tickets, sources said.
As per reports, Tanveer Ilyas was seeking tickets from four constituencies, including Central Bagh and Upper Neelum.
However, after PPP decided to issue a ticket to Sardar Zia Al-Qamar from the Central Bagh, Ilyas has decided to join and contest the election on the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) ticket, sources said.
Sources further said he has sent his resignation to Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
PPP candidates for polls
Earlier on June 28, the party announced candidates for 35 of the 45 seats of the AJK Legislative Assembly, along with the decision to support the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) candidates for two seats.
The decisions were taken by the party’s 19-member parliamentary board, chaired by Faryal Talpur.
PPP AJK president Chaudhry Mohammad Yasin was once again awarded tickets from two constituencies — LA-10 Kotli 4 and LA-12 Kotli 5.
Qasim Majeed has been nominated from LA-2 Mirpur 2, Chakswari, Yasir Sultan from LA-3 Mirpur 3, Mirpur City, and Chaudhry Sohaib Arshad from LA-4 Mirpur 4, Khari Sharif.
In Mirpur district, former minister Afsar Shahid secured the ticket for LA-1, while ministers Chaudhry Qasim Majeed and Chaudhry Yasir Sultan retained their constituencies, LA-2 and LA-3. The party nominated Chaudhry Sohaib Arshad, son of Minister Chaudhry Arshad Hussain, for LA-4.
Similarly, Chaudhry Pervez Ashraf secured the ticket for LA-5 Bhimber 1, Barnala; Malik Zafar for LA-8 Kotli 1, Raj Mahal; Javed Iqbal Bhadhanvi for LA-9 Kotli 2, Nikyal; and Chaudhry Yasin for LA-10 Kotli 3, Kotli.
Moreover the PPP has nominated Chaudhry Akhlaq as its electoral candidate from LA-11 Kotli 4, Sehnsa; Chaudhry Yasin from LA-12 Kotli 5, Charhoi; Sardar Qamar Zaman from LA-16 Bagh 3, Sharqi; Faisal Mumtaz Rathore from LA-17 Bagh 4, Haveli; Sardar Amjad Yousaf from LA-18 Sudhanoti-Poonch 1; Sardar Saud Sadiq from LA-19 Sudhanoti-Poonch 2, Hajeera; Sardar Yaqoob from LA-20 Sudhanoti-Poonch 3, Khaigala; and Sardar Muhammad Abid Khan from LA-21 Sudhanoti-Poonch 4, Rawalakot City.
“Sardar Faheem Akhtar Rabbani from LA-24 Sudhanoti-Poonch 7, Baloch; Mian Abdul Waheed from LA-26 Neelum Valley 2, Lower Neelum; Sardar Javed Ayub from LA-27 Muzaffarabad 1, Katla; Syed Bazil Naqvi from LA-28 Muzaffarabad 2; Sardar Mukhtar Ahmed Khan from LA-29 Muzaffarabad 3, Muzaffarabad City; Mubashir Munir Awan from LA-30 Muzaffarabad 4, Hattian Dupatta; Ashfaq Zafar from LA-32 Muzaffarabad 6, Chakkar; and Dewan Ali Chughtai from LA-33 Muzaffarabad 7, Leepa.”
The party has nominated Colonel (R) Qadeer Chauhan from LA-34 Jammu 1, Jhang, Lahore, Sindh, Balochistan, Chaudhry Asif Gujjar from LA-35 Jammu 2, Gujranwala, and Chaudhry Ahsan Ismail Gujjar from LA-36 Jammu 3, Sialkot.
Moreover, Shaheen Kausar Dar was nominated from LA-37 Jammu 4, Narowal, Shakargarh, Raja Shahid Iqbal Advocate from LA-38 Jammu 5, Gujrat, Wazirabad, Chaudhry Fakhar Zaman from LA-39 Jammu 6, Jhelum, Rawalpindi, and Attock, and Amir Abdul Ghaffar Lone from LA-40 Valley 1, Karachi.
It has also nominated Ghulam Abbas Mir as its candidate from LA-41 Valley 2, Lahore, Javed Butt as its candidate from LA-43 Valley 4, Rawalpindi, Rashid Islam Butt from LA-44 Valley 5, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Attock, and Abdul Majeed Khan from LA-45 Valley 6, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
