PPP announces candidates for AJK Legislative Assembly Elections 2026

Muzaffarabad: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has officially announced its candidates for the 2026 elections of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly.

According to the list released by the party, Afser Shahid has been nominated from LA-1 Mirpur-I, while Qasim Majeed will contest from LA-2 Mirpur-II (Chakswari). Yasir Sultan has been awarded the party ticket for LA-3 Mirpur-III (Mirpur City), and Chaudhry Sohaib Arshad has been nominated from LA-4 Mirpur-IV (Khari Sharif).

For LA-5 Bhimber-I (Barnala), the party has nominated Chaudhry Pervaiz Ashraf. In Kotli district, Malik Zafar will contest from LA-8 Kotli-I (Raj Mahal), Javed Iqbal Badhanvi from LA-9 Kotli-II (Nakyal), Chaudhry Yasin from LA-10 Kotli-III (Kotli) and LA-12 Kotli-V (Charhoi), while Chaudhry Akhlaq has been nominated for LA-11 Kotli-IV (Sehensa).

In the Poonch Division, Sardar Qamar Zaman has been nominated from LA-16 Bagh-III (Eastern Bagh), Faisal Mumtaz Rathore from LA-17 Bagh-IV (Haveli), Sardar Amjad Yousaf from LA-18 Sudhnoti-Poonch-I, Sardar Saud Sadiq from LA-19 Sudhnoti-Poonch-II (Hajira), Sardar Yaqoob from LA-20 Sudhnoti-Poonch-III, Sardar Muhammad Abid Khan from LA-21 Sudhnoti-Poonch-IV (Rawalakot City), and Sardar Faheem Akhtar Rabbani from LA-24 Sudhnoti-Poonch-VII (Baloch).

For the Neelum and Muzaffarabad regions, Mian Abdul Waheed has been nominated from LA-26 Neelum Valley-II (Lower Neelum), Sardar Javed Ayoub from LA-27 Muzaffarabad-I (Katla), Syed Bazil Naqvi from LA-28 Muzaffarabad-II, Sardar Mukhtar Ahmed Khan from LA-29 Muzaffarabad-III (Muzaffarabad City), Mubashir Munir Awan from LA-30 Muzaffarabad-IV (Hattian Dupatta), Ashfaq Zafar from LA-32 Muzaffarabad-VI, and Dewan Ali Chughtai from LA-33 Muzaffarabad-VII (Leepa).

For refugee constituencies, Colonel (Retd.) Qadeer Chaudhry has been nominated from LA-34 Jammu-I, Chaudhry Asif Gujjar from LA-35 Jammu-II (Gujranwala), Chaudhry Ahsan Ismail Gujjar from LA-36 Jammu-III (Sialkot), Shaheen Kausar Dar from LA-37 Jammu-IV (Narowal-Shakargarh), Raja Shahid Iqbal Advocate from LA-38 Jammu-V (Gujrat-Wazirabad), and Chaudhry Fakhar Zaman from LA-39 Jammu-VI (Jhelum-Rawalpindi-Attock).

Similarly, Aamir Abdul Ghaffar Lone has been nominated from LA-40 Valley-I (Karachi), Ghulam Abbas Mir from LA-41 Valley-II (Lahore), Javed Butt from LA-43 Valley-IV (Rawalpindi), Muhammad Rashid Islam Butt from LA-44 Valley-V (Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Attock), and Abdul Majeed Khan from LA-45 Valley-VI (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa).

The announcement marks the formal launch of the PPP’s election campaign for the 2026 AJK Legislative Assembly elections, with the party expressing confidence in the ability of its nominees to secure public support across the region.