Federal Interior Minister – Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has announced that Rangers and FC soldiers will be deployed in upcoming General Elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
Addressing a press-briefing in Islamabad on Monday (today), Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed apprised that a total of 7,200 Rangers and FC soldiers will be deployed in AJK General Elections.
The decision to deploy Rangers and FC personnel has been made upon the request of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
PTI, PML-N, and PPP are the three major parties who will be going head-to-head in AJK General Elections scheduled to be held on July 25th.
An average of 86,972 voters per seat will cast their ballots for each of the 33 seats inside AJK. There are a total of 2,870,090 registered voters.
The Mirpur district has four seats; Bhimber district has three seats; Kotli district six seats; Bagh district three seats; Poonch district five seats; Sudhnoti district two seats and Neelum district two seats.
According to the AJK Election Commission (AJKEC), as many as 301,400 voters will exercise their right of franchise in Mirpur district; 287,536 will cast their votes in Bhimber district; 540,646 voters will cast their ballots in Kotli district and 286,864 will exercise their right of vote in Bagh district.
The Poonch district has 388,727 voters; the Sudhnoti district has 206,124 voters; and Neelum district has 123,190 voters.
The 45 directly elected members of the AJKLA will choose eight candidates for special seats and consequently, the legislative assembly will comprise a total of 53 lawmakers.
A large number of former AJK ministers are in the electoral arena once again. Ex-prime ministers and former presidents are also in the run.
