RAWALPINDI, Feb 7 Mohammad Ahmed Raza Qadri of All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference won the by-election of AJK Legislative Assembly (LA-40, valley-V) on Sunday.
The seat had fallen vacant due to the death of Raza Qadri's father Sanaullah Qadri. Eleven candidates took part in the by-poll. Mr Qadri got 2,158 votes against 1,066 of Abdul Salam Butt of the All Jammu and Kashmir People's Party's.
The election circle consisted of Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Attock districts with 7,664 votes.
According to the returning officer, 3,338 votes were polled out of which 38 were rejected.—APP
