Muzaffarabad: The election to Legislative Assembly of Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) were held on Thursday.
A total of 423 candidates contested 41 seats which are being filled on the basis of direct adult franchise.
PaK has ten districts and voters of these districts will vote for 29 seats. Rest 12 seats are meant for Pakistan-based refugees from Kashmir valley and Jammu & others.
According to the AJK Election Commission, there were 26, 74,586 registered voters in all 29 constituencies of PcKs 10 districts, including 12, 28,930 male and 10, 06,772 female voters.
Pakistan-based J&K refugees also form a significant portion of the electoral rolls with 4, 38884 registered voters including 2, 54,817 male and 1, 84,067 female in 12 constituencies.
The election commission established as many as 5,429 polling stations with 8,008 booths in all 41 constituencies.
The elections were held under the supervision of Pakistan Army and Rangers with the coordination of the local civilian law enforcement agencies including the AJK police, the Punjab and KP police and the Frontier Constabulary.
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