LA-12 Kotli-V

LA-12 Kotli-V
Constituency for the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly
District	Kotli District
Electorate	106,428
Current constituency
Party	Pakistan People's Party
Member	Amir Yasin Chaudhry

LA-12 Kotli-V is a constituency of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly which is currently represented by Amir Yasin Chaudhry of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). It covers the area of Charhoi Tehsil in Kotli District.

Election 2016

Further information: 2016 Azad Kashmiri general election

General elections were held on 21 July 2016.

Azad Kashmir Election 2016: LA-11 (Kotli-IV)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PPP	Chaudhry Muhammad Yasin	27,566
	PML(N)	Raja Muhammad Iqbal Khan	25,739
	PTI	Shaukat Farid	6,459
	Public Rights Party	Haider Ali Tipu	417
	Independent	Shahnawaz Yassen	114
	Independent	Muhammad Shafiq	81
	Independent	Saeed Hussain	70
	Independent	Muhammad Ashraf Khokhar	34
	Independent	Nazim Hussain	29
	Independent	Raja Asif Mehmmod	22
	Independent	Naeem Munsif Khan	17
	Independent	Chaudry Liaqat Ali Azhar	11
	Qaumi Ittehad Party	Sajid Mehmmod Chaudry	10
	Independent	Raja Aftab Ahmed Khan	8
Turnout			60,577

Election 2021

Further information: 2021 Azad Kashmiri general election

General elections were held on 25 July 2021.

General election 2021: LA-12 Kotli-V

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PPP	Chaudhry Muhammad Yasin	21,527	31.71
	PML(N)	Raja Muhammad Riasat Khan	20,081	29.58
	PTI	Shaukat Farid	17,525	25.82
	TLP	Arshad Mehmood	4,365	6.43
	AJKMC	Naeem Mansab Dad Khan	3,153	4.64
	Others	Others (thirteen candidates)	1,229	1.81
Turnout			67,880	63.78
Majority			1,446	2.13
Registered electors			106,428
	PPP hold

By-election 2021

A by-election was held on 10 October 2021 due to the vacation of this seat by Chaudhry Muhammad Yasin, who had chosen to take oath as MLA from LA-10 Kotli-III, another seat he had won in the 2021 elections.

By-election 2021: LA-12 Kotli-V

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PPP	Amir Yaseen Chaudhry	23,980	37.39	5.68
	PTI	Shaukat Farid	19,101	29.78	3.96
	PML(N)	Raja Muhammad Riasat Khan	17,944	27.98	1.60
	TLP	Arshad Mehmood	2,527	3.94	2.49
	Others	Others (ten candidates)	87	0.14
Total valid votes			64,133	99.24
Rejected ballots			494	0.76
Turnout			64,627	60.72	3.06
Majority			4,879	7.61	5.48
Registered electors			106,428
	PPP hold

Election 2026

Further information: 2026 Azad Kashmiri general election

General elections were held on 27 July 2026. Raja Muhammad Riasat Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) won the election with 35,168 votes.

General election 2026: LA-12 Kotli-V

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Raja Muhammad Riasat Khan	35,168	51.84	23.86
	PPP	Chaudhry Muhammad Yasin	30,320	44.69	7.30
	Independent	Ghafarat Shahid	1,014	1.49
	Others	Others (twelve candidates)	1,336	1.97
Turnout			67,838	53.70	7.02
Total valid votes			67,838	100.00
Rejected ballots			0	0.00
Majority			4,848	7.15
Registered electors			126,332
	PML(N) gain from PPP