LA-3 Mirpur-III
# LA-3 Mirpur-III

LA-3 Mirpur-III is a constituency of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly which is currently represented by Yasir Sultan Chaudhry of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. It covers the area of Mirpur city in Mirpur District.

## Election 2016

General elections were held on 21 July 2016.

General election 2016: LA-3 Mirpur-III :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | PML(N) | Muhammad Saeed | 19,514 | 52.66 |
| | PTI | Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry | 16,397 | 44.25 |
| | Independent | Jahanzaib Akhtar | 823 | 2.22 |
| | Independent | Muhammad Afzal Mirza | 125 | 0.34 |
| | PPP | Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf | 100 | 0.27 |
| | JUI (F) | Muhammad Ikhlaq Jazbi | 55 | 0.15 |
| | Independent | Yasir Sultan Chaudhry | 43 | 0.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,057 | |

## By-election 2019

A by-election was held on 24 November 2019 due to the disqualification of Muhammad Saeed, the former MLA from this seat, by the Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

By-election 2019: LA-3 Mirpur-III :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | PTI | Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry | 17,673 | 50.82 | 6.57 |
| | PML(N) | Chaudhry Sohaib Saeed | 14,813 | 42.60 | 10.06 |
| | TLP | Muhammad Shafiq-ur-Rehman | 1,393 | 4.01 | 4.01 |
| | Others | Others (eleven candidates) | 896 | 3.75 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,775 | 58.45 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,860 | 8.22 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 59,494 | | |
| | PTI gain from PML(N) | PTI gain from PML(N) | PTI gain from PML(N) | PTI gain from PML(N) | PTI gain from PML(N) |

## Election 2021

General elections were held on 25 July 2021.

General election 2021: LA-3 Mirpur-III :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | PTI | Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry | 18,703 | 43.51 | 7.31 |
| | PML(N) | Muhammad Saeed | 15,556 | 36.19 | 6.41 |
| | TLP | Umair Asghar | 5,731 | 13.33 | 9.32 |
| | PPP | Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf | 1,384 | 3.22 | |
| | Others | Others (nineteen candidates) | 1,611 | 3.75 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,985 | 50.03 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,147 | 7.32 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,917 | | |
| | PTI hold | PTI hold | PTI hold | PTI hold | PTI hold |

## By-election 2021

A by-election was held on 10 October 2021 due to the resignation of Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry, the previous MLA from this seat, as he was elected to the office of President of Azad Kashmir.

By-election 2021: LA-3 Mirpur-III :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | PTI | Yasir Sultan Chaudhry | 20,142 | 54.09 | 10.58 |
| | PML(N) | Muhammad Saeed | 11,608 | 31.17 | 5.02 |
| | TLP | Umair Asghar | 3,843 | 10.32 | 3.01 |
| | PPP | Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf | 1,450 | 3.89 | 0.67 |
| | Others | Others (eight candidates) | 195 | 0.52 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,238 | 99.36 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 238 | 0.64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,476 | 43.61 | 6.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,534 | 22.92 | 15.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,925 | | |
| | PTI hold | PTI hold | PTI hold | PTI hold | PTI hold |
