• A total of 32,50,117 registered voters voted today, including 17,880 men and 14,68,317 women.
• The voting started at 8 in the morning and lasted until 500 in the afternoon without any pause.
• The elections were conducted under the supervision of the AJK Judiciary, Pakistani Army and Rangers, and coordinated by local civil law enforcement agencies.

MIRPUR: Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) will vote today (July 25), and all preparations have been officially completed.

according to newsA total of 32,50,117 registered voters, including 17,8800 men and 14,68,317 women, voted in all 33 constituencies in the ten districts of AJK. All 12 electoral districts are suitable for the refugees of Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan, who will exercise their voting rights to elect the AJK legislative assembly for the next five-year constitutional term.

More than 2.8 million voters have been registered in 33 AJK constituencies, and 400,000 voters have been registered among 12 Jammu Kashmir refugees stationed across Pakistan. Registered voters must present their original Computer National Identity Card (CNIC) at the polling station when voting. The voting started at 8 in the morning and lasted until 5 in the afternoon without any pause.

When a computerized registered voter exercises the right to vote, he must present the original computerized national identity card (CNIC) at the polling station.

There were a total of 691 candidates, of which 381 belonged to 32 registered political parties, and a total of 310 independent candidates won 45 seats in the election.

The elections were conducted under the supervision of the AJK Judiciary, Pakistani Army and Rangers, and coordinated with local civil law enforcement agencies including AJK police, as well as civilian armed forces such as Punjab, KPK police and border police, to assist local civil law enforcement authorities to ensure The voting shall be held in an absolute, free, fair, peaceful and transparent manner.

Security forces will be deployed during the voting period to maintain peace and order, including 5,300 AJK police, 12,000 Punjab police, 10,000 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police and 1,000 Islamabad police, 400 border police and 3,200 military police. The rangers supported by personnel consist of at least 7,000 Pakistani Army soldiers.

According to Article 50 of the AJK Constitution and Article 5 of the AJK Electoral Law, it is a constitutional and legal requirement to hold elections in a free, fair and transparent manner, and the national administrative agency is required to assist the National Election Commission in this direction, 2020 The constitutional term of the current AJK Legislative Assembly will expire on July 29, 2021. According to the 1974 Interim Act, the AJK Interim Constitution, elections must be held 60 days before the final date.

The voting is a direct adult concession vote among the 45 seats of the 53-member AJK Legislative Assembly, 33 seats are for all 10 regions of AJK, and 12 seats are respectively for Pakistani refugees from Kashmir Valley and Jammu Region . .

The remaining 8 reserved seats, including 5 female seats, and 1 seat each for technocrats, Ulema/Mashaikh and overseas Kashmiris, will be filled by the electoral college later.

According to the final list announced by the AJK Election Committee, a total of 32,50,117 eligible registered voters will be moved to 5,123 polling stations, including 826 declared sensitive polling stations and 1,209 most sensitive of all 45 electoral districts, including AJK and AJK Of 33 constituencies. 12 Located in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.

In addition to the AJK police, the prescribed Pak army and militia have reached all 45 electoral districts of the AJK Legislative Assembly to assist the civil affairs department to maintain a completely peaceful environment to ensure that there is complete law and order during the voting period. Absolute freedom, fairness and justice Atmosphere.

The AJK Election Committee has set up a control room to receive the election results of all relevant District Returning Officers (DROs) shortly after the voting ends.

At the same time, official sources said on Saturday that the civil affairs departments, including the AJK police, have made foolproof arrangements in all ten areas of AJK to maintain peace and order during the AJK elections.

Official sources emphasized that, in addition to other law enforcement agencies, the AJK government has taken appropriate measures to strengthen and improve the professional skills of the AJK police to ensure that complete law and order are maintained during the voting period.