LA-8 Kotli-I
# 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.

## Election 2016

General elections were held on 21 July 2016.

General election 2016: LA-8 Kotli-I :

| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 54,690 |

## Election 2021

General election 2021: LA-8 Kotli-I :

| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 47,351 | 64.76 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,192 | 10.97 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,121 | | |
| | PTI gain from AJKMC | PTI gain from AJKMC | PTI gain from AJKMC | PTI gain from AJKMC | PTI gain from AJKMC |
