title: LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II
text: # LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II
  
  LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II is a constituency of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly which is currently represented by Sardar Aamir Altaf Khan of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)). It covers the area of Hajira Tehsil in Poonch District.
  
  ## Election 2016
  
  General elections were held on 21 July 2016.
  
  General election 2016: LA-18 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | PML(N) | Sardar Khan Bahadur Khan | 23,668 |
  | | PPP | Sardar Ghulam Sadiq Khan | 16,102 |
  | | AJKMC | Sardar Kashan Masood Khan | 4,965 |
  | | PTI | Sardar Abdul Hameed Khan | 718 |
  | | JUI (F) | Muhammad Zahid Khan | 650 |
  | | JI | Muhammad Haleem Khan | 621 |
  | | Independent | Afraiz Ahmad Shaheen | 338 |
  | | Sunni Ittehad Council | Muhammad Umar Khan | 307 |
  | | National Democratic Alliance | Azhar Ahmad Khan | 273 |
  | | Muttahida Kashmir Peoples National Party | Muhammad Rizwan Khan Kashmiri | 21 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,663 |
  
  ## By-election 2018
  
  A by-election was held on 21 October 2018 due to the death of Sardar Khan Bahadur Khan, the previous MLA from this seat.
  
  By-election 2018: LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PML(N) | Sardar Aamir Altaf Khan | 20,688 | 47.03 | |
  | | PPP | Sardar Ghulam Sadiq Khan | 14,613 | 33.22 | |
  | | AJKMC | Sardar Kashan Masood | 3,188 | 7.25 | |
  | | PTI | Sardar Muhammad Sawar Khan | 3,119 | 7.09 | |
  | | JKPP | Sardar Nizam Khan | 1,331 | 3.03 | |
  | | Others | Others (four candidates) | 1,053 | 2.39 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,992 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,075 | 13.81 | |
  | | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold |
  
  ## Election 2021
  
  General elections were held on 25 July 2021.
  
  General election 2021: LA-19 Poonch & Sudhnoti-II :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PML(N) | Sardar Aamir Altaf Khan | 13,413 | 25.69 | 21.34 |
  | | PPP | Saood bin Sadiq | 12,517 | 23.97 | 9.25 |
  | | PTI | Sardar Arzash Sadozai | 9,126 | 17.48 | 10.39 |
  | | Independent | Kamran Bashir | 8,839 | 16.93 | |
  | | Others | Others (twelve candidates) | 8,326 | 15.94 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,221 | 60.88 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 896 | 1.72 | 12.09 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,778 | | |
  | | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold | PML(N) hold |
  