title: LA-15 Bagh-II
text: # LA-15 Bagh-II
  
  LA-15 Bagh-II is a constituency of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly which is currently vacant. It covers the area of Hari Ghel Tehsil in Bagh District.
  
  ## Election 2016
  
  General elections were held on 21 July 2016.
  
  General election 2016: LA-14 Bagh-II :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PML(N) | Muhammad Mushtaq Minhas | 25,944 | 50.93 |
  | | PTI | Khursheed Ahmed Khan | 13,409 | 26.32 |
  | | PPP | Sardar Qamar Zaman Khan | 9,267 | 18.19 |
  | | JUI (F) | Atta Ur Rehman | 1,841 | 3.61 |
  | | Muttahida Kashmir Peoples National Party | Shazia Akbar | 267 | 0.52 |
  | | Independent | Muhammad Siyad Rafiq | 152 | 0.30 |
  | | Independent | Abid Shaheen | 37 | 0.07 |
  | | MWM | Muhammad Ayaz Tahir | 26 | 0.05 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,943 | |
  
  ## Election 2021
  
  General elections were held on 25 July 2021.
  
  General election 2021: LA-15 Bagh-II :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PTI | Sardar Tanveer Ilyas | 19,825 | 34.03 | 7.78 |
  | | PPP | Sardar Zia-ul-Qamar | 14,558 | 24.99 | 6.80 |
  | | PML(N) | Mushtaq Ahmed Minhas | 11,076 | 19.01 | 31.92 |
  | | AJKMC | Raja Muhammad Yaseen Khan | 9,964 | 17.10 | 17.10 |
  | | JUI (F) | Abdul Rasheed | 1,210 | 2.08 | 1.53 |
  | | TLP | Masood Hayat Qadri | 1,000 | 1.72 | 1.72 |
  | | Others | Others (eighteen candidates) | 624 | 1.07 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,257 | 60.33 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,267 | 9.04 | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 96,561 | | |
  | | 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) |
  
  ## By-election 2023
  
  A by-election was held on 8 June 2023 due to the disqualification of Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, the previous MLA from this seat.
  
  By-election 2023: LA-15 Bagh-II :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PPP | Sardar Zia-ul-Qamar | 25,755 | 48.51 | 23.52 |
  | | PML(N) | Mushtaq Ahmed Minhas | 20,485 | 38.59 | 19.58 |
  | | PTI | Raja Muhammad Zameer Khan | 4,942 | 9.31 | 24.72 |
  | | JUI (F) | Attique Ahmed | 773 | 1.46 | 0.62 |
  | | TLP | Masood Hayat | 652 | 1.23 | 0.49 |
  | | AJKMC | Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan | 263 | 0.50 | 16.60 |
  | | Others | Others (thirteen candidates) | 213 | 0.40 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,083 | 52.48 | 7.85 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,270 | 9.93 | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 101,145 | | |
  | | PPP gain from PTI | PPP gain from PTI | PPP gain from PTI | PPP gain from PTI | PPP gain from PTI |
  