MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has announced candidates for 24 constituencies for the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections.
According to a list of the candidates, PTI AJK President Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi has been awarded ticket from an Abbaspur constituency.
Full list of PTI candidates
- Abbaspur — Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi
- Muzaffarabad — Khawaja Farooq Ahmed
- Hajeera — Sardar Arish
- Constituency Baloch Sudhanoti — Sardar Zaeem Sadozai
- Pachhiot — Sardar Atif Khan
- Central Bagh — Masood-ur-Rehman
- Eastern Bagh — Tahir Akbar
- Rawalakot — Sardar Nair Ayub
- Khai Gala — Khattab Azam
- Dheerkot — Tauseef Abbasi
- Charhoi — Ghaffarat Shahid
- Nikyal — Naeem Arzoo
- Khoi Ratta — Bashir Gorsi
- Sahnsa — Sardar Razzaq
- Raj Mahal — Malik Nisar
- Dadyal — Ghulam Rabbani
- Chakswari — Zafar Anwar
- Khari — Hameed Pothi
- Haveli — Amir Nazir
- Kotla — Mir Atiq
- Leepa — Ansar Pirzada
- Hattian Dupatta — Arif Mughal
- Hattian Bala — Zeeshan Haider
- Lower Neelum — Shafiq Jhagvi
According to sources, no candidate could be finalized for the tickets from Mirpur city, Khawra, Upper Neelum, and Lachhrat.
The AJK Legislative Assembly elections are scheduled to be held on Monday, July 27, 2026.
There are 45 general seats (33 inside AJK and 12 refugee seats in Pakistan).
Over 1,200 candidates have filed nomination papers, and the scrutiny process by the Election Commission of AJK recently led to the rejection of around 30 nomination papers.
PML-N has also awarded tickets to multiple candidates following approval from party leadership.
PPP formed a 17-member parliamentary board headed by Faryal Talpur to finalize party tickets based on merit.
