10 file nomination papers for LA-3 by-election.

Mirpur -- At least 10 candidates have filed their nomination papers with the returning officer for the November 24 bye-election to the only vacant seat of the AJK Legislative Assembly from Mirpur City: III (LA-3).

The seat had fallen vacant following disqualification of the sitting MLA and minister from the constituency and minister in the incumbent Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider-led AJK government of PML-N Ch Muhammad Saeed by the Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in a contempt of court case on September 25 this year.

AJK elections commission has already announced the election schedule to fill in the vacant seat to the AJK Legislative Assembly to be held on November 24 this year.

The nomination papers could be filed by the candidates by the stipulated last date of October 21, 2019 (Monday).

Prominent among those candidates who filed the nomination papers during first two days of filing of the nomination papers (Friday and Saturday) with the Returning Officer / the serving Additional Session judge Mr. Muhammad Idrees Bhatti here on Saturday included Mrs. Chaudhry Muhammad Saeed, Sohaib Saeed Chaudhry (wife and son respectively of the immediate-past former AJK minister Chaudhry Muhammad Saeed), Ch. Muhamamd Ashraf (belonging to PPP AJK Chapter), Dr. Amin Chaudhry, Wasif Amin Chaudhry: besides five other candidates.

The candidates came to the office of the returning officer for filing their nomination papers, along with their jubilant supporters. A great enthusiasm was witnessed among the candidates and their supporters on this occasion.

Scores of candidates belonging to various political parties have started girding lions to contest scheduled November 24 bye-election to Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly seat of Mirpur-III, LA-3.

Though various impending contestant parties most particularly the AJK's sitting ruling PML [N] AJK branch, PTI AJK Chapter, PPP [AJK Unit] AJK Muslim Conference and Jamaat e Islami AJK have so far to unofficially announced their respective candidates to jump in to the elections arena, yet some of the self-styled candidates have launched their respective election campaign for the scheduled bye polls on their own.

It may be mentioned here that serious differences in the ranks of the local unit of the ruling PML [N] AJK appeared when an alleged-dissident local leader and ex minister Arshad Mahmood Ghazi-backed local 'N' leader and sitting Chairman District Zakaat Committee Haji Iftikhar Khadim...