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Sardar Ziaul Qamar

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Sardar Ziaul Qamar
سردار ضیاء القمر
Member of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
12 June 2023
Preceded bySardar Tanveer Ilyas
ConstituencyLA-15 Bagh-II
Personal details
BornAzad Kashmir, Pakistan
CitizenshipPakistan
Nationality Pakistani Kashmiri
Political partyPakistan People's Party
ProfessionPolitician

Sardar Ziaul Qamar is a politician from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). He has been a member of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly since June 2023. He was elected in a by-election on 8 June 2023 from LA-15 Bagh-II, securing 25,755 votes.[1] He succeeded the former Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, who was disqualified by the High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir for contempt of court.[2][3]

Political career

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He contested the 2011 Azad Kashmiri general election from LA-15 Bagh-III as a candidate of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), but was unsuccessful. He received 18,271 votes and was defeated by Sardar Mir Akbar Khan, a candidate of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (AJKMC).

He contested the 2016 Azad Kashmiri general election from LA-15 Bagh-III as a candidate of the PPP, but was unsuccessful. He received 16,439 votes and was defeated by Sardar Mir Akbar Khan, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).[4]

He contested the 2021 Azad Kashmiri general election from LA-15 Bagh-II as a candidate of the PPP, but was unsuccessful. He received 14,588 votes and was defeated by Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[5]

He was elected to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly as a candidate of the PPP in a June 2023 by-election held in LA-15 Bagh-II due to Ilyas' disqualification. He received 25,755 votes and defeated Mushtaq Ahmed Minhas, a candidate of the PML(N).[6]

References

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  1. ^ "PPP's Sardar Ziaul Qamar wins AJK by-polls". Business Recorder. 8 June 2023.
  2. ^ "PPP emerges victorious in AJK by-election, defeating PML-N". GNN News. 9 June 2023.
  3. ^ "PML-N acuses [sic] PPP of rigging in AJK by-election". Daily Times. 9 June 2023.
  4. ^ "LA 15 Bagh Sharqi AJK Election Result 2016 Information". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  5. ^ "LA-15 Results - AJK 2021 Results - Candidates,Party Position - geo.tv". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  6. ^ "PPP emerges victorious in AJK by-election, defeating PML-N". GNN News. 9 June 2023.